William M. Briggs

The Meat Paradox Makes You Want To Slap Vegans: Expert

Here's a needless headline: The hidden biases that drive anti-vegan hatred. There are nothing hidden about the bias against vegans. People love to moan that vegans are annoying: research has…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Believe Only What’s True

Previous post. It all comes down to faith. THAT THROUGH DIVINE LAW MEN ARE BOUND TO THE RIGHT FAITH 1 From this it becomes clear that men are bound to…

Culture

The Week In Doom — No True Scandinavian Edition

Item Tyranny Today in BC Supreme Court I heard one of the scariest things ever: a judge ordering a father to not call his female child his daughter. The judge…

Culture

The Problem of an Excess of Educated Men

Leo K, one of our regular readers, gave us a link which led to the Lenore O'Boyle paper "The Problem of an Excess of Educated Men in Western Europe, 1800-1850"…

Class Statistics

Coronavirus Statistics: R Code Included! — Updated With Hack To Adjust For New Reporting Methods

Intro I thought it would be fun to turn the daily coronavirus predictions I've been making into statistics class, complete with code. There are two parts to this: (1) the…

Culture Philosophy

AI Is Coming For You!

The picture heading the post is of an AI machine carrying a small child to a paperclip factory. Why is it every time I read one of these evil-AI-destroys-the-world stories…

$Mathematics Operates Like Whiteness$

Culture

Mathematics Operates Like Whiteness

Here's what mathematics education professor Rochelle Gutierrez said: Who gets credit for doing and developing mathematics, and who is seen as part of the mathematical community is generally viewed as…

Culture

Catholic Bishop McElroy Endorses Trump, Criticizes Buttgieg

It's being reported Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego has endorsed President Trump for re-election. McElroy didn't mention Trump by name, but he gave the following hints that Trump…

A Failure of Imagination | ? Frame on The New Based RightMay 20, 2024
[…] * Based / debased is one such word that has risen in prominence that I cannot claim. Credit for…
Nate on Casual FridaysMay 19, 2024
Enjoy your summer, Matt. Touch some grass, do some fishing.
Johnno on Casual FridaysMay 19, 2024
Is the latest edition of Brigg's Book of Everything released yet? I want only the best most up to date…
Michael Dowd on The Election Fix Is In, But Not How You Think — Guest Post by Ianto WattMay 19, 2024
C-Marie: Yes. Give mercy, get mercy. At least from God.
C-Marie on The Election Fix Is In, But Not How You Think — Guest Post by Ianto WattMay 19, 2024
Perhaps God does have a sense of humour regarding His mercy as we would see it. Here is a possible…

William M. Briggs

Class 7: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Logic Intuition Check

Casual Fridays

The Election Fix Is In, But Not How You Think — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

What Does Performative Fear Blubbering In Science Mean?

Our Founding Myth Of Equality

Class 6: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Probability’s Entrance!

Are Caps on Atmospheric Emissions of Human Activities Equal to Traffic Rules? — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

Homeopathic Post

Do Our Rulers Really Believe What They Say They Believe & What To Do About It

New Scientific Law Discovered: The Conservation Of Racism

Class 5: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Induction & Intellection

House Of Representatives Suspends Constitution For Its Favorite Victim Group – TWID

Professor’s Long-Accurate Presidential Election Model Picks Biden. How Do We Judge This Model?

Woke Call Speaking Undesirable Truths Epistemic Violence

The Man In Charge Of The Vatican Says You’re A Fool If You Don’t Believe Athletes Will Run 0.006 Seconds Faster Per Degree Temperature Increase

Class 4: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: The Return of Logic

Student Protests To End After Finals: TWID

Look Here, @elonmusk, What Mendacious Hack Or Incompetent Flack Murdered This Tweet?

Women Celebrate As Their Chance To Become A Victim On Campus Just Skyrocketed

Bipartisan Means The Fix Is In

Class 3: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Belief & Faith

Class 7: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Logic Intuition Check

Casual Fridays

The Meat Paradox Makes You Want To Slap Vegans: Expert

Summary Against Modern Thought: Believe Only What’s True

The Week In Doom — No True Scandinavian Edition

The Problem of an Excess of Educated Men

Coronavirus Statistics: R Code Included! — Updated With Hack To Adjust For New Reporting Methods

AI Is Coming For You!

Mathematics Operates Like Whiteness

Catholic Bishop McElroy Endorses Trump, Criticizes Buttgieg

Woke Call Speaking Undesirable Truths Epistemic Violence

William M. Briggs on Embracing Uncertainty and Stats as a False God – Thorinquiry

Never Safety First

Probability Is Not Frequentist, Nor Math, Nor Real, Nor Subjective