William M. Briggs

The Kind-Hearted Magician — Guest Post by Kip Hansen

We have had a lot of seriousness over the last year. Covid Madness, possibly wonky elections, riots of the Left and riots of the Right, petty criminals become heroes and…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Understanding The Trinity IX

Previous post. There are about five or six more chapters on the Holy Ghost until we get to the filioque. And won't that be fun. THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS…

Fun

On Having Jewishness—“There Is No Permanent Cure”, Says Scholar

This, apparently, is the first draft of Donald Moss's peer-reviewed paper "On Having Jewishness", the final eventually appearing in the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. The original Abstract in…

Culture

Troy 2.0 — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

The question has fairly arisen: do I still stand by my prediction(s) made in my book, The Barbarian Bible. The answer, of course, is 'Yes'. Double yes, to be exact.…

Philosophy

Hung Jury: The Verdict On Uncertainty

This invited paper (which I forgot to post!) appeared in the festschrift for Hung T. Nguyen, previously at New Mexico State University and now at Chiang Mai University, to celebrate…

Statistics

Fabulous Fauci Falters; Vexxine Causes Most Harm In Those Least Needing It; More! — Coronavirus Update LXXIV

FABULOUS FAUCI FALTERS This is one on many threads concerning The Fauci Emails, which sounds like a tacky late-80s cold-war thriller. https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen/status/1399939387924811780 It's all there (complete link?): masks don't work,…

Statistics

The Claim 37% Of Heat Deaths Are Caused By Global Warming Is Absurd

The media has been reporting that 37% "of warm-season heat-related deaths can be attributed to anthropogenic climate change". They gleaned this from the peer-reviewed paper, "The burden of heat-related mortality…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Understanding The Trinity VIII

Previous post. Stick with it! We only have a couple of more chapters on the Trinity. THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS TRUE GOD 1 One shows, of course, by clear…

Anthony Probst on Compulsory Moral Bioenhancement Should Be Covert Says Academic Who Says Ticks Should Be Genetically Modified To Stop You Eating MeatAugust 13, 2025
Check his basement, yes. Then check his belfry for bats. Internal papers of the MK-ULTRA schemers must have had a…
Eyrie on Compulsory Moral Bioenhancement Should Be Covert Says Academic Who Says Ticks Should Be Genetically Modified To Stop You Eating MeatAugust 12, 2025
“Miranda!” I wondered how long before a Firefly reference turned up. "It's the Pax!"
gareth on Lady Pilots Better Than Men, Says The ScienceAugust 12, 2025
Yes, papers like these are bollocks. And DIE should die. However: As a GA pilot myself (power & sailplane), and…
Cary Cotterman on Compulsory Moral Bioenhancement Should Be Covert Says Academic Who Says Ticks Should Be Genetically Modified To Stop You Eating MeatAugust 12, 2025
I'm still laughing at the image of a flock of extra-terrestrial Odiles descending upon the planet.
Cary Cotterman on Compulsory Moral Bioenhancement Should Be Covert Says Academic Who Says Ticks Should Be Genetically Modified To Stop You Eating MeatAugust 12, 2025
And one day you're the last Normal left, running wild-eyed down the highway like Kevin McCarthy at the end of…

William M. Briggs

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

New Definition Of Death To Increase Organ Harvest Bounty

Class 59: The Hardest Hypothesis In The World

The If I Were God Fallacy & Evolution

Universities Need To Be Made To Lose Prestige

Only Credentialed Artists Can Appreciate This

Does Watching TV Cause Autism?

Peer-Reviewed Research: Men Find Looking At Nearly Naked Women Distracting

A Week’s Vacation

Class 58: Hypothesis Testing Is All Wrong

Vegetarians Crave Power And Success More Than Meat Eaters Do, Study Finds

Jung’s Synchronicity & Coincidence

Reader Opinion Requested: What Science Do You Find Sketchy, Exaggerated Or Wrong?

Class 57: The Second Best Model

Don’t Lose Sleep Over Research On “Climate Change” & Sleep Apnea

What’s Wrong With The Golf Course Parkinson’s Study

The Unseen Bias In All Science