William M. Briggs

The Science Of Fake News & Disinformation — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

It is time to talk about something pedestrian: untrustworthy public utterances via e.g. written media, newsreels, webpages, a.k.a. fake news. Fake news is carried by some form of mis/disinformation that…

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The Vaccine As A Pinch Of Incense

Whatever medical value the variants of the coronadoom vex have in the elderly (and surely they have some: but not much, given that all Shanghaiese are "fully" vexxed, but still…

$White Males Must Be Removed From Mathematics By Decolonization, Say Academics$

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White Males Must Be Removed From Mathematics By Decolonization, Say Academics

Mathematical Equity will come when all schoolchildren, and all adults, come to grasp the following equation, an equation which will be considered the peak, the very epitome, of numerical understanding:…

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What’s Really Going On With China’s Coronadoom Policy In Shanghai?

If we had to pick one image to sum up China's coronadoom policy: https://twitter.com/gummibear737/status/1512929396264472578 Shanghai is locked down. People aren't allowed outside their government-designed domiciles. Except for small numbers of…

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Troy Redux, On The Shores Of Kiev — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Where there is no vision, the people perish. That scriptural saying is about to be tested -- again. We never tire of this exercise. It’s a spiritual DNA thing, evidently.…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: The Old & New Sacraments

Previous post. The old formalisms of the law have become transformed into the new law. THE DISTINCTION OF THE SACRAMENTS OF THE OLD AND THE NEW LAW 1 Next, this…

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Will The Catholic Church Change After German Prelates Say Sodomy Justified By Love?

Even if you are not a believing Christian, and don't follow the inner workings of the Church, you must acknowledge the importance of both. A major tumult in Christian ranks,…

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Efforts At Officially Defining Scientific Disinformation Continue

Phrases like scientifically valid, the late great philosopher David Stove taught us, signal distress. A writer wants to say valid, a strength word, but somehow can't bring himself to this…

McChuck on The Shocking Conclusion of the HR Trilemma!May 13, 2026
There is a simpler, less math-intensive solution that gives the same answer. Knowing that it doesn't take two men to…
R W Pearson on The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?May 12, 2026
This is easy, go in the door he came out. Worse case only one young scold to give you a…
Mocheirge on The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?May 12, 2026
I asked an AI, and it had the same answer as me but with silly Bayes equations. Then out of…
Johnno on Capital Punishment Deters Crime More Than The Death PenaltyMay 12, 2026
We should make it a law that whenever a criminal is sentened to death, that the only method to delay…
Mocheirge on The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?May 12, 2026
Definitely pick the door that the Boomer just left. There are three Boomers, so the probability that the one you…

William M. Briggs

The Shocking Conclusion of the HR Trilemma!

The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?

Capital Punishment Deters Crime More Than The Death Penalty

How Experts Use “Calamities” to Find Official Victims & Gain Power

Richard Dawkins, The Big Muscles Fallacy & AI Pachinko

Class 88: The Most Neglected Concept: Skill

The Red-Blue Button Dilemma & Its Surprising Answer

UFO Reports About To Blast Off!

Class 87: Calibration & Conformal Prediction: Examples

Noticing Differences Between Races Does Not Pay

What Are The Chances Of All These Scientists Dying, Killed, Or Going Missing?

Class 86: Calibration & Conformal Prediction: Theory

How A Miracle Turns Mundane

Contest Winner Announced!

Trump’s Last Stand: Mea Culpa, Redux — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Class 85: Proper Scores of Model Goodness

Proof!

Justice Ketanji Roars

Iran Has Caught Covid: A Reason For The War

Class 84: Most Important Measure of Model Goodness

There Is No Solution To Crashing Fertility: Good Times Made Soft Men

The Shocking Conclusion of the HR Trilemma!

The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?

The Science Of Fake News & Disinformation — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

The Vaccine As A Pinch Of Incense

White Males Must Be Removed From Mathematics By Decolonization, Say Academics

What’s Really Going On With China’s Coronadoom Policy In Shanghai?

Troy Redux, On The Shores Of Kiev — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Summary Against Modern Thought: The Old & New Sacraments

Will The Catholic Church Change After German Prelates Say Sodomy Justified By Love?

Efforts At Officially Defining Scientific Disinformation Continue

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