2017 – Page 5 – William M. Briggs

Russia, America & Influence—the Tsar, the Church, 7th Century Conspiracy? Guest Post by Kent Clizbe

In June 2010, the FBI arrested a group of Russian intelligence officers and agents. American commentators were puzzled at the spies' lack of success in stealing "secrets." Even though the…

Class Statistics

Free Data Science Class: Predictive Case Study 1, Part III

You must review: Part I, II. Not reviewing is like coming to class late and saying "What did I miss?" Note the New & Improved title! Here are the main…

Culture

Can We Contain The Contagion At Universities?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zjckTqh730 There might still be time. We could still save the university. But we must act now! Well, I say this, but I don't believe it. I only say it…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Every Agent Acts for an End

Previous post. Every agents does indeed act for an end, and never for nothing. For nothing is the absence of anything. There is no such thing as "random". How every…

Culture

Insanity & Doom Update XIII

Item Thank you to all who joined us at #LBPL for a special #DragQueenStorytime with @xochi_mochi, celebrating #LGBTQHistoryMonth! The item is encapsulated in the image above. The item title is…

Statistics

Don’t Be A Conservative: Be a Reactionary

Blaire White is a man who pretends, or, worse, believes he is a woman. This sort of thing is not these days unusual. The twist is that White says he…

Statistics

Predictive Probability Resources, Why Frequentism Fails & Uncertainty

From the mailbag, reader I.W. writes: Dear Professor, I represent social science (but of a priori bent), and I recently got really hooked on frequentialism. After all, prof. Mises employed…

Statistics

I Am A Climate Denier

Stream: I Am A Climate Denier The latest meeting of the UN to discuss the redistribution of your money because of "climate change" has just concluded. Here's one headline generated…

Class 14: No “UNfair” Dice & 1, 2, 3, Many! – William M. Briggs on The Probability Of A Head In A Coin Flip Is 1, Not 1/2July 22, 2024
[…] impossibly perfect symmetry in the device/die and its workings. Did you watch the coin flip video? (Blog, Substack). Now…
Johnno on Covid Is The Boogerman of Maladies: Now It Causes Cognitive Confusion Claim ResearchersJuly 21, 2024
Interesting things being discussed here. I guess it's time to see where this goes... https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-pfizer-vp-michael-yeadon-explains-why-theres-no-evidence-for-the-existence-of-any-viruses/ https://www.lifesitenews.com/analysis/scientists-challenge-fundamental-precepts-of-virology-do-viruses-even-exist/
John Pate on Covid Is The Boogerman of Maladies: Now It Causes Cognitive Confusion Claim ResearchersJuly 21, 2024
The LLM people need to point out AI “hallucinations” are fully in line with the business of science and are…
hudbwu on The Enlightenment Was The Beginning Of The Great Leveling: Stove 2July 20, 2024
All correct. Slavery had to be specially justified and strictly limited because nobody was inherently worthy of slavery. Therefore, all…
TFBW on Lesson 13: No “Fair” Dice & Jaynes SymmetryJuly 20, 2024
If nothing else, this lecture is giving me pause to reconsider some of my presuppositions. I'm not too satisfied with…