William M. Briggs

That Bangladesh Mask Study Shows AT BEST A Population Seroprevalence Reduction Of 0.0026%, And Likely Smaller: Plus Four New Studies Showing Mask Mandates Are Useless

Some warm-up exercises, then we review the Bangladeshi paper. But first a reminder: I have no burden, no burden whatsoever, not even in the least degree, to prove mask mandates…

Statistics

Zero Covid Holocaust; Delta Waning; Guilt As A Weapon; More! — Coronavirus Update XCII

EMERGENCY UPDATE https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1435251047316996099 THEY ARE DOING THIS AFTER THE DREADED DELTA IS STOPPING ITSELF. We must publicize this as widely as possible so that they know we know any "solution"…

Culture

Australia Returns To Its Roots — Willingly, Gratefully & Shaking With Fear

We would not have had the pandemic if we did not have sufficient technology to allow Experts, elites, and rulers to escape most of the consequences of their bad decisions.…

SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Errors About The Incarnation I

Previous post. We begin several weeks refuting arguments claiming Jesus was not the Word Incarnated. I cannot promise it won't grow obscure. ON THE ERROR OF PROTINUS ABOUT THE INCARNATION…

Philosophy

Wigner’s Friend Didn’t Invite Him To The Party

From reader Caleb Hansen comes this email: I hemorrhaged brain cells while reading this article from "Interesting Engineering" and thought to share it with you. [link to article] The experts…

Culture

Case Study In Hersterical Effeminacy: Bad Times Are Coming

All have heard the ancient litany: hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times. The wise know…

Statistics

Young Anon Seeks Advice On Whether To Become A Mathematician

Got this terrific email with interesting questions from Anon. The obvious perspicacity of its young author caused my heart to soar like a hawk, and to have renewed hope of…

Statistics

The Noble Lie and Vexxine Madness — Coronavirus Update XCI

Once again, I beg you will forgive the use of the words vexxine and vexxinated. They are an attempt to avoid censor bots and cancellation. https://twitter.com/FamedCelebrity/status/1432456444880773125 https://twitter.com/FamedCelebrity/status/1432457513954381825 SAFETY FIRST! Next…

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Somehow I'd missed that story about Schumer's grilling gaffe. Aside from not lighting the fire or putting cheese on a…
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Fubsy on My Horrible Interaction With AIJuly 9, 2026
Lol, I remember "Iron Eyes Cody," the spaghetti Indian!
Rudolph Harrier on My Horrible Interaction With AIJuly 9, 2026
I've also experienced that thing where it claims to not be able to do something it just did. I see…
Rudolph Harrier on My Horrible Interaction With AIJuly 9, 2026
A couple of things I have noticed about how LLMs have developed in the last year or so: 1.) Somehow…

William M. Briggs

The Equality Paradox

My Horrible Interaction With AI

SOON

The Court’s Slow Theft Of The Constitution — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Happy Birthday to US

Never Use Or Trust P-values (Pagan-Values)

Musk Doges Deaths: Researchers Say USAID Absence Kills Kills Kills!

The Intellectual Capacity Of Women by David Stove

Marbles!

Class 92: Simple Optimal Decisions: PSA & Cancer Example

Math Is Epistemic Violence, Says Lady Academic

Truly Random Numbers Found?

Class 91: Try Not To Use the ROC Curve & AUC

Climate Change Increases Risk of Even Slower World Cup Games!

The Ultimate IQ Test: Guessing the Author’s Mind and Escaping the Infinity of Answers

Reader Poll: Shorter or Longer, Frequent or Rarer Posts?

No Model Will Save Us: Pope Leo, the Miserostat, and AI’s Woke Coders

How High an IQ Must A Person Have To Be Executed?

Class 90: Simple (Optimal) Decisions

Shocking Abortion Numbers: Death Distributions Show We’re Living Longer

Blessed Memorial Day; No Class; See You Wednesday

The Equality Paradox

My Horrible Interaction With AI

That Bangladesh Mask Study Shows AT BEST A Population Seroprevalence Reduction Of 0.0026%, And Likely Smaller: Plus Four New Studies Showing Mask Mandates Are Useless

Zero Covid Holocaust; Delta Waning; Guilt As A Weapon; More! — Coronavirus Update XCII

Australia Returns To Its Roots — Willingly, Gratefully & Shaking With Fear

Summary Against Modern Thought: Errors About The Incarnation I

Wigner’s Friend Didn’t Invite Him To The Party

Case Study In Hersterical Effeminacy: Bad Times Are Coming

Young Anon Seeks Advice On Whether To Become A Mathematician

The Noble Lie and Vexxine Madness — Coronavirus Update XCI

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