William M. Briggs

The Threat Of President Meghan Markle Demands We Revisit Goodwin’s Anti-Suffrage Arguments

I awoke Tuesday morning to a horrifying, ghastly sight. One that depressed my soul more than I had thought possible. The cliche "it shook me to my core" cast off…

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We Get An I-Told-You-So On The J&J Vax: Also Taiwan Panic Projection Update

We warned you about the J&J vaccine. And now the FDA is warning you, too. First a fond review of our warnings, then some news about the FDA's cautions. On…

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Making Climate Skepticism Illegal: The Regime’s Crackdown On Disinformation

Update https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/1526933945949990912 Original story. Before we get into this, it is interesting to note that if I had kept my original headline, "Attempting to make global warming skepticism illegal", it…

Culture

Two Ruth Sent Us Angry Women Invade A Catholic Church: A Vision

The story opened like this: Pro-abortion activists are planning protests in churches on Mother’s Day and are preparing visits to Supreme Court justices’ homes next week to express anger over…

Philosophy

The Step Back Shuffle Problem In The Origin Of Life

Science does not know what life is. Which is to say, the definition of life is not scientific. Science begins with the definition---supplied by outside sources and methods---and then does…

Statistics

There Are No Such Things As 100-Year Floods: Global Warming Isn’t Making Floods Worse

Reader Chuck Lampert writes: Hi Briggs! I got into a kerfluffle with some Climate Apocalypse true believers who said the frequency of 1/50, 1/100, 1/500, and 1/1000 yr floods is…

Culture Philosophy

“Let Us Kill! Let Us Kill!” The Left Chants As Justice Alito Smiles On

Propagandists are celebrating. Not the possibility that ghouls calling themselves "doctors" will no longer be able to kill legally the lives inside would-be mothers---and use the dead bodies in various…

Culture

The Disinformation Governance Board Was Conceived After The 2016 Meme Wars: It Was Formed To Stop Trump 2.0: Here’s How It Will Work

The creepiest government agency will become the home of the official Ministry of Truth I have been warning you about these many years, announced right after Musk bought Twitter. Do…

Eyrie on Astonishing Climate Change Predictions!September 8, 2025
In 1978, John Gribbin with a co-author wrote "The Sixth Winter" an SF novel about the start of a new…
Cary Cotterman on Astonishing Climate Change Predictions!September 8, 2025
I remember when Kukla was a puppet on a kiddie tv show. He has about as much credibility as that…
Uncle Mike on Astonishing Climate Change Predictions!September 8, 2025
Mass hysteria is not only loads of fun, it pays mucho dinero. Nothing opens wallets like the tiger in the…
NLR on Class 64: No Confidence (Interval) In ParametersSeptember 5, 2025
An idea for a what are the odds post: Jeanne Calment's longevity challenged, partially by statistical modelling.
FRIDAY EARLY-MORNING EDITION - BIG PULPIT on What Are The Chances 6 AfD Candidates Die Before An Election?September 5, 2025
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William M. Briggs

The False Expectation Of Permanence

Astonishing Climate Change Predictions!

Class 64: No Confidence (Interval) In Parameters

What Are The Chances 6 AfD Candidates Die Before An Election?

Funniest Thing To Happen In Science In Years

Pray For The Downfall, Ruin, Confusion & Conversion Of The Doctors & Experts Causing Transanity

Class 63: My Correlation Is Causation Because My P Is Wee

The Right & Wrong Way To Do (Electromagnetic) Science: Interview With Hans G. Schantz

World Ends In 25 years! Towns Become Slaughterhouses! Peter Thiel Disguises Self As Sheep!

Deniers Refusing To Die From Climate Change Heat Waves

Class 62: Die P-value, Die! Die! Die!

Research: Solar Activity Causes High Blood Pressure

The Key Role Of Probability & Chance In Science

On The Cult Of The Victim & Why We Must Reject It

Class 61: Does This Guy Have ESP? II

Funding Increases To Foster Even More Cheating In Science

Compulsory Moral Bioenhancement Should Be Covert Says Academic Who Says Ticks Should Be Genetically Modified To Stop You Eating Meat

Lying Increases Trust In Science, Says Academic

Class 60: Does This Guy Have ESP? 1

Lady Pilots Better Than Men, Says The Science

Academics Say It’s Morally Obligatory To Bioengineer Ticks To Stop You Eating Meat

The False Expectation Of Permanence

Astonishing Climate Change Predictions!

The Threat Of President Meghan Markle Demands We Revisit Goodwin’s Anti-Suffrage Arguments

We Get An I-Told-You-So On The J&J Vax: Also Taiwan Panic Projection Update

Making Climate Skepticism Illegal: The Regime’s Crackdown On Disinformation

Two Ruth Sent Us Angry Women Invade A Catholic Church: A Vision

The Step Back Shuffle Problem In The Origin Of Life

There Are No Such Things As 100-Year Floods: Global Warming Isn’t Making Floods Worse

“Let Us Kill! Let Us Kill!” The Left Chants As Justice Alito Smiles On

The Disinformation Governance Board Was Conceived After The 2016 Meme Wars: It Was Formed To Stop Trump 2.0: Here’s How It Will Work

There Is No Culture Without Inequality: Stove 1

Impose Your Beliefs Before They Impose Theirs

Telekinesis: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification

The Physics Of Blessings: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification