November 2016 – Page 2 – William M. Briggs

Uncertainty Reviewed Again: It is such a good book, and I recommend it without reservation

Don Aitkin, author of Moving On: A Tale of the Millennium, also available here, and feted here, and reviewed here, has reviewed my Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability and…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Our Intellect Is Not A Separate Substance

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. We have…

Culture

Paedophilia In High Places

WARNING: Don't watch these videos at the office or around children. Don't miss (below) the new Canadian law legalizing sodomy with 16-year-olds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txF7SmDCNBY The documentary couldn't have been that secret…

Culture Philosophy

Musk’s Matrix Is Malodorous

"Elon Musk has said that there is only a 'one in billions' chance that we're not living in a computer simulation." Since all probability is conditional on the assumed premises,…

Culture

Diversity Kills: Air Force Edition

Alternate title. Diversity Always Leads To Mandatory Quotas: Air Force Edition The purpose of an army, whether on land or sea or air, is twofold: to kill the enemy and…

Book review Culture

The Demon In Democracy by Legutko, Part I: History — WMBriggs Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIgH0bnWSnc Download MP3. I'm still sorting out my audio difficulties, which exist mainly due to my inexperience and inability. Please be forgiving as you adjust your volume and headphones. I've…

Book review Statistics

Uncertainty Interviewed By Brett Stevens at Amerika

Scoot on over to Amerika, where there is an interview with Yours Truly, focused on the philosophy of Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics. Excerpt: You also write…

Culture

Riots Are Not Protests

Ahem A few disconnected observations to wrap up the election. Starting tomorrow, unless events intrude, we return to regular, more rewarding and interesting material. All within the state, nothing outside…

Forbes on Reasons Not To Like Prediction MarketsJuly 23, 2024
The "prediction" betting market that blew it big time was Brexit. The bookies (well, some) even paid out winnings in…
Hagfish Bagpipe on Reasons Not To Like Prediction MarketsJuly 23, 2024
That video of people robotically hitting buttons on a machine like lab maze rats chasing dopamine cheese is hilarious. Those…
Briggs on Class 14: No “UNfair” Dice & 1, 2, 3, Many!July 23, 2024
gareth, If n = whatever, and k = 0,1,2,..., n. Then n - k = 0 at the end. And…
gareth on Class 14: No “UNfair” Dice & 1, 2, 3, Many!July 23, 2024
16:43: "0!=1" - eh? n!=n*n-1... if n=0 then n!=0 Please explain or point to links that do :-) Comment: agree…
NLR on Reasons Not To Like Prediction MarketsJuly 23, 2024
The thing that gets me about these rationalists is that they seem to think it's still 1998. All the Internet…