William M. Briggs

Summary Against Modern Thought: Solution To Objections To Original Sin

Previous post. The rebuttals of the objections. Not a short chapter. It may be helpful to open in a window last week's post to follow along. SOLUTION OF THE OBJECTIONS…

Statistics

Pfizer Adverse Events List Released: Plus An Update Of VAERS Analysis: J&J Deaths, Pfizer Injuries Younger

The judge-ordered release of the Pfizer docs happened this week (full link). Just when I thought we'd kicked the coronadoom habit. I don't want it to get lost: what we're…

Philosophy

The Hierarchy Of Intelligences & IQ: We’re Not As Smart As We Think

Let's think about degrees of intelligence; specifically, our knowledge of them. Now many believe that intelligence, vaguely defined, can be quantified to good, or even ideal, degree with IQ. I…

Culture

Journal Editors Demand Authors Provide Race, Gender: Force Scientists To DIE

There is, Nature, the journal of journals, tells us, a plan---a conspiracy, if you will---and not just a plan, but a giant plan--their word: giant plan---"to track diversity in research…

Statistics

The Last (Regular) Coronadoom Update!

This will be the last regular coronadoom update. I've already these last three weeks given up on numbering them. Almost two hundred, all tolled---get it? This will certainly not be…

Podcast

How Models Are Being Used & Abused In Science

I was interviewed by the Manipulation Check channel on YouTube the other day on, more or less, the philosophy of models. And how models are being used and abused these…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Objections To Original Sin

Previous post. Objections to the idea of original sin. Be sure to review. This week our good saint only lays out the counter-arguments. The rebuttals are next week. OBJECTIONS AGAINST…

Culture

Vladimir Putin Comes To Dinner — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

The following is an email reply I made to a friend Wednesday night, the night of the ‘Invasion of The Ukrainian Body Snatchers’. This friend, knowing of my studies of…

John M on AI Is Driving Many Crazy: Our Latest PanicFebruary 16, 2026
For a long time, I though AI was short for Albert. I couldn't help myself. AI should be required to…
Hans Oberfell on AI Is Driving Many Crazy: Our Latest PanicFebruary 16, 2026
There is an HR system that uses AI to blacklist people so they can nevwr get jobs. We need a…
joe smoe on AI Is Driving Many Crazy: Our Latest PanicFebruary 16, 2026
AI is taking too long to collapse though so its causing economic damage. Increased price of computer components. Making it…
George Jameson on AI Is Driving Many Crazy: Our Latest PanicFebruary 16, 2026
I don’t know Sarge but the part about gutting the legal profession did cause my ears to perk up…
Cary D Cotterman on AI Is Driving Many Crazy: Our Latest PanicFebruary 16, 2026
It's sort of like covid, in that I don't worry as much about AI as I worry about AI hysteria…

William M. Briggs

AI Is Driving Many Crazy: Our Latest Panic

Class 78: The Attempt To Turn Correlation Lead Into Causation Gold In Time Series

Desperate Need For Equality: AP Exam Performance

Some Sanity: Experts Sued For Creating Gender Delusions

Why The Recent Claims Of AGI Fail: Plus, A New Test For AGI

Polar Bears Are Doing Fine: Activists, Not So Well

Impossible LSAT Statistics Question

How Women’s Equality In Democracies Changes Voting (And Everything Else)

Class 77: Trendy Trends In Time Series

Who Still Listens To AM Radio?

Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital Twins

What Science Says About Making Medication Mandatory

What A Winter

FDA Goes Bayes: It Should Have Gone Probability

Class 76: That’s Not Noise. That’s Signal!

AI: The Earth Is Spinning Faster & Slower (Because “Climate Change”)

Confirmation Bias In The Minneapolis Shooting

Sports Betting Is An Excellent Way To Lose Money

Class 75: A Gentle Introduction To Time Series

The Consent Fallacy

On Laws Banning Hacking Women’s Genitals & Imposing Beliefs