Weight Of Evidence

Weight Of Evidence

Some have the idea that there should be a "weight of evidence" that is separate from probability, or in addition to it. Probability judgments are held more or less strongly,…
Darwinian Delusions Discussed Discursively

Darwinian Delusions Discussed Discursively

Let's watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noj4phMT9OE Round table with Stephen Meyer, David Berlinski, and David Gelernter. The occasion was Gelernter's review of Meyer's and Berlinski's anti-Darwin book in Claremont Review "Given up…
VI Arnold On Models

VI Arnold On Models

Thanks to reader Victor Domin for pointing us to the paper "On teaching mathematics" by V.I. Arnold. Here's an extended quote on models (do read the whole thing). At this…