William M. Briggs

Two New Podcasts: Discernable with Matt Wong & Chronicles of Strength with Pat Flynn

Discernable with Matt Wong Podcast, followed by Wong's show notes. 1:14 Worldwide reaction to Covid-19 4:27 Where has the flu gone? 6:08 Are lockdowns beneficial? 8:47 Cases vs Infections 11:55…

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Loathsome Unethical Academics React To The Kraken

Many will have already seen my analysis of Matt Braynard's poll asking people in several states whether they requested an absentee ballot, and whether or not they returned that ballot.…

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The Danish Mask Study Shows Masks Aren’t Worth It

HUFFIN', PUFFIN' & BLUFFIN' The blustery squid-stained panicked hersteric Nassim Nicholas Taleb---the man who called those who dared not run around screeching like teenage girls as he did at the…

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COVID Will Be With US Forever, So Calm Down: Coronavirus Update XLII

EFFEMINACY https://twitter.com/punditclass/status/1333111031103582208 Half of the entire world lost its mind. https://twitter.com/HansKoppies/status/1333443125881270272 Elderly Woman Euthanized to Avoid Anguish of Lockdown Loneliness Good morning, Doctor. "Good morning, Mrs Jones." Any updates? "Yes.…

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Stats I Helped With In Sidney Powell’s Michigan Kraken

Our Michigan report is in the system! It's been put on line here. Part of it is repetition, and can be viewed in this original post: Stats I Did For…

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Three Words — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Our Summa Contra Gentiles picks up again next week. There are two words that are widely used today, and a third that is relatively unknown. None of them are really…

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On That Censored Johns Hopkins All-Cause Death Analysis

Update Welcome Lifesite readers! I am saddened to learn that I am billed as "former statistician William M. Briggs". I'm not sure what Lifesite knows, but I am checking with…

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Stats I Did For the Sidney Powell Suits: 150 Thousand Missing Votes

Around 154 thousand votes or so (plus or minus) have perhaps gone missing across several states. In Pennsylvania alone maybe 30 thousand or so Republican ballots are not accounted for.…

Cary D Cotterman on Creating Microbial Monsters To Terrorize OurselvesMay 18, 2026
I just read an article based on "studies" that attempted to panic me about the potential deadliness of down-filled pillows…
Brian (bulaoren) on Creating Microbial Monsters To Terrorize OurselvesMay 18, 2026
Threat avoidance seems pretty instinctual. Threat awareness, on the other hand, depends upon the scope of information before us. Sadly,…
Tars Tarkas on Creating Microbial Monsters To Terrorize OurselvesMay 18, 2026
"What are these airy indefinite words? Propaganda, that’s what." Propaganda is the default setting for the English language press. Most…
Tony Cooke on Creating Microbial Monsters To Terrorize OurselvesMay 18, 2026
The description of the possible transfer of the Hanta virus reminded me of the woman who sang "I danced with…
The Errors of Mr. Coffin on the PP signature and Apostolic Blessings – Roma Locuta Est on Munus, Ministerium & Pope Emeritus Benedict — Guest Post by Fr John RickertMay 16, 2026
[…] However, for the record I will note that myself and others (e.g., Ryan Grant, and Fr. John Rickert, HERE…

William M. Briggs

Creating Microbial Monsters To Terrorize Ourselves

Class 89: The Measure Most Modelers Forget: Skill Examples

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

Creating Microbial Monsters To Terrorize Ourselves

Class 89: The Measure Most Modelers Forget: Skill Examples

Two New Podcasts: Discernable with Matt Wong & Chronicles of Strength with Pat Flynn

Loathsome Unethical Academics React To The Kraken

The Danish Mask Study Shows Masks Aren’t Worth It

COVID Will Be With US Forever, So Calm Down: Coronavirus Update XLII

Stats I Helped With In Sidney Powell’s Michigan Kraken

Three Words — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

On That Censored Johns Hopkins All-Cause Death Analysis

Stats I Did For the Sidney Powell Suits: 150 Thousand Missing Votes

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