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M. Night Shyamalan, Mel Gibson, and John Wayne

Part II of the Two-Envelope problem was not too friendly, so here's something that is. Via HotAir, I came across the site Marginal Revolution, in which was featured a graph…

Culture Statistics

Everybody Has A Mental Disease: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5

I am so far Up North that I heard a radio interview with Uncle Ted Nugnet on the best kinds of arrowheads to bring down feral pigs. Internet still only…

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The Education Bubble

Talk of the---and I mean the---education bubble is everywhere. But nowhere is it more succinctly or beautifully demonstrated than in a picture created by Mark Perry of the American Enterprise…

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Scam Targets Anti-Apartheid Environmentalists Concerned About Climate Change

The headline boomed "CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS FUND ($900.000.00)". Even better, it was sent from the Nelson Mandela Foundation (nmf.unfccc12@att.net). Subject: Climate Change Awareness Fund. The opening line is a teaser,…

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The United States of Diabetes?

More fun can be had with epidemiology than with any other branch of investigation. It's the only science whose practitioners regularly jump out from behind the bushes yelling Boo! And…

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Victorian Book Title Statistics

How many times did the word "God" appear in the title of books published in England from the year 1789 to 1914? And how about "science"? And "truth"? Others? Well,…

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What Is A “Statistically Significant Trend”?

Longtime reader Nate Winchester found a discussion---among the many, many---of global warming data revolving around statistics, from which we take the following snippet: You just do the statistics on the…

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New York’s Induced Terminations Of Pregnancy

New York City's Health Department (motto: It's for your own good!) released its annual birth and death statistics, and the internet is aflutter, particularly over the numbers on abortion. "Raw"…

Gespenst on Reasons Not To Like Prediction MarketsJuly 27, 2024
Seems to negate the "Wisdom of Crowds" hypothesis.
Thérèse on RIP Wolfgang Smith: Philosopher, Scientist, CatholicJuly 26, 2024
Fascinated, grateful that he should have corresponded with Fr. Martin. One fine day indeed we shall know all.
Johnno on Should Doctors Be Put In Charge Of Making Decisions About Bodies?July 26, 2024
JH, why are you confused? Briggs' conclusion easily follows through. Are you deliberately trying to act confused? Or are you…
Heresolong on RIP Wolfgang Smith: Philosopher, Scientist, CatholicJuly 25, 2024
Unfortunately I don't have any more details. It just stopped working. Oh well. Substance mirror works though so I'll just…
THVRSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION | BIG PULPIT on RIP Wolfgang Smith: Philosopher, Scientist, CatholicJuly 25, 2024
[…] News, Punditry, and Analysis: RIP Wolfgang Smith: Philosopher, Scientist, Catholic – William M. Briggs, Ph.D. Evangelization: Hope for the…