Skip to content
Do Your Homework for Class
BLOG EMAILS ARE NOT BEING SENT: Checking into it

William M. Briggs

Statistician to the Stars!

  • Home
  • Books
  • About
  • Classic Posts
  • FREE CLASS
  • Home
  • Books
  • About
  • Classic Posts
  • FREE CLASS
Latest Articles
The Sad End Of Radio
July 3, 2025
Let’s Play A Game Of Let’s Suppose!
July 2, 2025
Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)
July 1, 2025
How Can You Tell If You Have ESP?
June 30, 2025
Class 56: The Best Model!
June 26, 2025
Sabine Hossenfelder’s Free Will Folly & The Deadly Sin Of Reification
June 25, 2025
England’s Mandatory Suicide & Women
June 24, 2025
On The Probability Of God
June 23, 2025
Class 55: Models Vs Reality
June 19, 2025
AI & Chess Both Produce Pre-Coded Output
June 18, 2025
The Hubris Of Experts: NIH Edition
June 17, 2025
The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club Example
June 16, 2025
Class 54: Exchangeability & Parameters
June 12, 2025
Over-Certainty Of Polygenic Scores
June 11, 2025
AI & The Dilemma Of Technology
June 10, 2025
What Are The Chances Thomas Jefferson & John Adams Died On The Fourth of July, 1826?
June 9, 2025
Class 53: Laplace Was Right!
June 5, 2025
Even The Woke Say Science Is Petering Out
June 4, 2025
Expert Nathan Confas: Experts Know Best
June 3, 2025
Science Claims 7% Of Adults Saw A Mass Shooting
June 2, 2025
Class 52: The Origin Of Parameters
May 29, 2025
Posted inStatistics

The Sad End Of Radio

Posted by By Briggs July 3, 2025
Continue Reading
Posted inStatistics

Let’s Play A Game Of Let’s Suppose!

Posted by By Briggs July 2, 2025
Continue Reading
House Cramnibus Funds New Follow-The-Science Panics
Posted inStatistics

House Cramnibus Funds New Follow-The-Science Panics

Our rulers, as much as we criticize them, exceed at one thing. Spending your money. Few rulers in history have mastered the art as well as ours have. They have…
Read More
Probability Puzzle Paradox: Which Boxes To Take?
Posted inStatistics

Probability Puzzle Paradox: Which Boxes To Take?

We did Newcomb's Paradox (so called) years ago, and a twist in premises after that. But I thought it would be fun to revisit, because I had some new ideas…
Read More
As Woke Falls, What Rises?
Posted inStatistics

As Woke Falls, What Rises?

In the heat of the Great Awokening, when it burned its brightest, many on the side of Reality tried their hand at defining woke. My own effort was a stubborn…
Read More
Class 32: The Excesses & Errors Of Epidemiology I (All Should Read)
Posted inStatistics

Class 32: The Excesses & Errors Of Epidemiology I (All Should Read)

All can and should read this post! Not just those actively taking the Class. This is an introduction to Epidemiology, a science which has done tremendous damage to clear thinking.…
Read More
Who’s Better at Playing Doctor, Boys Or Girls?
Posted inStatistics

Who’s Better at Playing Doctor, Boys Or Girls?

Keeping with Fadeback Fridays, which is soon to be an international success, this classic post, which originally ran on 23 December 2016. It's yet another in an endless supply of…
Read More
How The Enlightenment Led To Contraception (And Other Forms of Anti-Natal Behavior)
Posted inStatistics

How The Enlightenment Led To Contraception (And Other Forms of Anti-Natal Behavior)

We continue our leisurely and in-depth study of the works of David Stove. We're still with his book On Enlightenment. This article is long, so if you're short of time,…
Read More
Science Model Told To Say Masks Work Discovers Masks Work
Posted inStatistics

Science Model Told To Say Masks Work Discovers Masks Work

Ladies and gentlemen---and you, too, Hagfish---I present to you Science! In the form of the picture that heads today's post. This delightful children's drawing, presumably winning the Special Needs Science…
Read More
In Which Feynman Makes A Mistake: Negative Probabilities (Used In AI, QM, Finance)
Posted inStatistics

In Which Feynman Makes A Mistake: Negative Probabilities (Used In AI, QM, Finance)

Richard Feynman wasn't the first to suggest negative probabilities. That recognition goes to Paul Dirac, who introduced them and negative energies at the same time---because he thought these things explained…
Read More

Posts pagination

Previous page 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 … 691 Next page
Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,353 other subscribers
Tweets
My Tweets
  1. CCReed on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025

    A somewhat different take on the late Z-Man: https://bestservedcole.substack.com/p/the-z-man-story

  2. CorkyAgain on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025

    I think I stopped listening to radio around the time when Paul Harvey was no longer there to tell us…

  3. The True Nolan on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025

    @Alex: "The other abomination on the am dial is black talk radio. In Chicongo. Pure raciacist hatred of all things…

  4. Cary Cotterman on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025

    I've got a beautifully restored 1936 RCA Victor super-heterodyne "Magic-Eye" console radio with standard broadcast (AM), short-wave, and medium-wave bands,…

  5. Cloudbuster on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 3, 2025

    "(Note: I was going to recommend Zman for his tight and disciplined podcasts. Alas, this good man died before his…

Categories
  • Book review
  • Class
  • Culture
  • Fun
  • Philosophy
  • Podcast
  • SAMT
  • Statistics
Archives
Meta
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
  • RSS - Posts
  • RSS - Comments
Post You Might Like
Posted inPhilosophy
There Is No Culture Without Inequality: Stove 1
Posted by By Briggs July 9, 2024
Posted inPhilosophy
Impose Your Beliefs Before They Impose Theirs
Posted by By Briggs June 26, 2024
Posted inPhilosophy
Telekinesis: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification
Posted by By Briggs June 4, 2024
Posted inPhilosophy
The Physics Of Blessings: Ideas In Our Reenchantment & Rectification
Posted by By Briggs May 28, 2024
July 2025
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
« Jun    
Copyright 2025 — William M. Briggs. All rights reserved. Bloglo WordPress Theme
Scroll to Top