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Winner Of Progeny Calamity, Genuine Ignoble Prize (Not THAT Ig Noble)
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Winner Of Progeny Calamity, Genuine Ignoble Prize (Not THAT Ig Noble)

You guys knew you were in good company, but what you didn't know until today was that you were in the presence of celebrity. I am pleased---nay, thrilled---to announce that…
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Heartland Conference, Statistics Classes, Statistics Books, & Statistical Cups

Heartland Conference I'll be there, speaking Friday on "The Need To Believe In 'The Solution' To Global Warming". This is a paper which I'll try to find a home for…
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Coming Clean On My Global Warming Funding

Since the "Why models run hot" flap started a witch hunt in Congress, I thought I'd give the complete story of my funding for any work of any kind done…
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Bernie Madoff To Join Peter Gleick’s Pacific Institute: Work-Release Program

Perhaps we should file this under Nobody Saw This Coming. Here is a (second) press release issued in the dead of night from the Pacific Institute. Tip o' the hat…
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What Will You Do To Celebrate Earth Day?

On this most holy day, I shall trek---barefoot because my Cannondale SuperSix EVO Di2 ($11,000) bicycle is in the shop to be fitted with eco-friendly rubber tires---to the local Whole…
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A day in the life of a statistician

24 March 2009 3:01 am. Up. Not that I want to be, but I am. I have to give a lecture at 6:30 am to a bunch of surgical residents.…
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