William M. Briggs

Kids Don’t Need To Be Vaccinated: Proof Using CDC’S Own Numbers

As of this writing, since January 2020, 542 kids have died in the US from Covid. Check this yourself, from the CDC's official numbers. This from a population of about…

Culture

Heartless Experts, Tearless Tyrants, & Vexatious Vaccine Mandates

Email from Anon (used with permission and edited to remove identifiable material): I read your blog, listen to podcasts when you’re on and even the rare TV spots when they…

Culture

Science, Non-science & Propaganda — Guest Post by Johan Eddebo

“I Believe in Science. Trust the science. Follow the Science.” Oh Science, glorious benefactor of the dutiful citizen who humbly recognizes his own insufficiency and weakness in light of the…

Statistics

Vaccine Efficiency Much Poorer In Real Life Than Promised In Clinical Trials — Coronavirus Update CII

STUPENDOUS VIDEO (If the above video breaks, here's an alternate source.) Thanks to Ann Cherry and RA for the tip. Regular readers will know this is what we predicted back…

Culture

You Must Worship The State’s Religion

Nancy Pelosi's nephew, the tyrant ruler of California, decreed---the word is decreed---that if you sell toys to girls and boys you must---the word is must---build an area which is "gender-neutral."…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Errors About The Incarnation VII

Previous post. Week 7 refuting arguments claiming Jesus was not the Word Incarnated. This, dear readers, is not as easy week. Take it in parts. ON THE ERROR OF THEODORE…

Culture

The Coming Unification Of Science & Religion — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Things are getting a little clearer now, I think. Some of the smoke is clearing. Some positions have been re-arranged, but that is necessary to understand their purpose. Things still…

Book review

Colonialism Did Some Good & Its Abrupt End Caused Much Harm: The Last Imperialist by Bruce Gilley Reviewed

We last met Gilley after one of those academic apoplexies, in which when he suggested colonialism was not all bad and the PhDs screamed "Burn the witch!" For his heresy,…

Phil R on Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)July 1, 2025
...and I saw 5 or 25 in the figure. The division answer never occurred to me. Got all the rest…
Phil R on Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)July 1, 2025
If someone asks a question that is conditional on some evidence or rule that they conveniently (or purposely) leave out,…
McChuck on Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)July 1, 2025
The answer for the pictured question is obviously '1', as the slot already has a '1' in it, which has…
Briggs on Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)July 1, 2025
Mark, That's exactly it.
Mark on Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)July 1, 2025
Wittgenstein gave some examples like this in his Remarks on the Foundation of Mathematics, a book I had no business…

William M. Briggs

Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)

How Can You Tell If You Have ESP?

Class 56: The Best Model!

Sabine Hossenfelder’s Free Will Folly & The Deadly Sin Of Reification

England’s Mandatory Suicide & Women

On The Probability Of God

Class 55: Models Vs Reality

AI & Chess Both Produce Pre-Coded Output

The Hubris Of Experts: NIH Edition

The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club Example

Class 54: Exchangeability & Parameters

Over-Certainty Of Polygenic Scores

AI & The Dilemma Of Technology

What Are The Chances Thomas Jefferson & John Adams Died On The Fourth of July, 1826?

Class 53: Laplace Was Right!

Even The Woke Say Science Is Petering Out

Expert Nathan Confas: Experts Know Best

Science Claims 7% Of Adults Saw A Mass Shooting

Class 52: The Origin Of Parameters

IQ Is Not Intelligence

What Are The Chances…George Wendt Dies On Same Day Cheers Ended 32 Years Before?

Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)

How Can You Tell If You Have ESP?

Kids Don’t Need To Be Vaccinated: Proof Using CDC’S Own Numbers

Heartless Experts, Tearless Tyrants, & Vexatious Vaccine Mandates

Science, Non-science & Propaganda — Guest Post by Johan Eddebo

Vaccine Efficiency Much Poorer In Real Life Than Promised In Clinical Trials — Coronavirus Update CII

You Must Worship The State’s Religion

Summary Against Modern Thought: Errors About The Incarnation VII

The Coming Unification Of Science & Religion — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Colonialism Did Some Good & Its Abrupt End Caused Much Harm: The Last Imperialist by Bruce Gilley Reviewed

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