Briggs

An international court to prevent climate change. Now that is a good idea.

Stephen Hockman QC---which, if you read Rumpole, you know means queer customer---is a European (I can't say Englishman, because an Englishman would not voluntarily cede his country's sovereignty to a…

Fun

“Pretty girls are like cars that need a lot of oil.”

The most charming story I have read in years is from Jennifer Fermino in today's New York Post. Be sure not to miss this graphic.

Book review

Breaking the Law of Averages on Amazon

The book is now fully available at Amazon, and should be available in other outlets already or soon. It goes without saying that the book is the perfect Christmas, Hanukkah,…

Book review Culture Fun

The Malcom Gladwell 10,000 hour genius certificate

The best explanation for Malcom Gladwell's (Blink, Tipping Point) success is provided by the Annals of Improbable Research in its Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. The editors of that…

Fun

We had turkey for Thanksgiving…

Others had ham:

Book review

Breaking the Law of Averages has finally arrived (almost)!

The book is finally --- almost --- in the distribution system! You can sign up to pre-order at Amazon in the States. Amazon in Germany. (Note: The book is still…

Fun

Top 10 Military Movies

Here's my list. Twelve O'Clock High : Inarguably the best. No show, no false notes, no forced emotion like you see so much nowadays. No political correctness in the sense…

Statistics

Which combination of President and Congress spent the most?

We're probably getting tired of this topic (I am), but many people requested that we look at the same data but take into account the influence of Congress. This is…

Pozymandias on A Twist In A Solution To Newcomb’s ParadoxDecember 22, 2024
I think there's a mistake about 1/3 of the way down in the text "Assuming the entity is an oracle,…
Johnno on As Woke Falls, What Rises?December 21, 2024
Whatever falls, new Expurts always rise. They even optimized Time for us and we've been confused and suffering ever since...…
Johnno on House Cramnibus Funds New Follow-The-Science PanicsDecember 20, 2024
We should offer to pay for our leader's mandatory lobotomies as part of the spending passage. MANDATORY. Cite Biden's state…
Ryan on Class 32: The Evils, Excesses & Errors Of Epidemiology I (All Should Read)December 20, 2024
I think you're being a bit harsh. The authors concluded as follows in their abstract: "[W]e found an excess ALS…
Probability Puzzle Paradox: Which Boxes To Take? – William M. Briggs on A Twist In A Solution To Newcomb’s ParadoxDecember 20, 2024
[…] did Newcomb’s Paradox (so called) years ago, and a twist in premises after that. But I thought it would…