I am off to Spain today, for the conference, to present my unfinished, and unfinishable, talk. Why unfinishable? I am asking people to supply estimates for certain probabilities (see the previous post), […]
It was bound to happen
Remember how you used to cavalierly ignore those “Keep of the Grass Signs” in your un-enlightened youth? Well, you brutal, uncaring, beast. For it has finally been announced—from Europe, naturally, from the […]
Some more reasons why I should be in charge
I want to mourn, too The man who can rightly be called the Father of Statistics, Ronald Aylmer Fisher, while an incredibly bright man, showed that all of us are imperfect when […]
Why probability isn’t relative frequency
(This is a modified excerpt from my forthcoming—he said hopefully—book, on the subject of why probability cannot be relative frequency. This is to be paired with the essay on why probability cannot […]
Why probability isn’t relative frequency: redux
(Pretend, if you have, that you haven’t read my first weak attempt. I’m still working on this, but this gives you the rough idea, and I didn’t want to leave a loose […]
Bad news for Bonobo
It turns out—shockingly, to some correct-thinking academics—that the bonobo ape is just as bloodthirsty as the rest of the higher primates. Yes, it’s true. Bonobos, a sex- and peace-loving species of ape […]
TV…no, wait…rain causes autism
A few months ago we looked at a paper that purported to show that watching TV causes autism. Well, that paper has finally been peer reviewed, and therefore published. It’s making the […]
What scientific or technological advance would you most like to see in your lifetime?
The real geeks among us long for synthohol. Only Class A nerds know, or admit to knowing, what it is, too. But I have to tell you, your potential partner’s drinking it […]
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