William M. Briggs

Brain Scientist Thinks Their Brains Are Out To Kill Them And Get Away With It

The peer-reviewed paper by Messrs Dor-Ziderman, Lutz, and Goldstein is in NeuroImage (the journal went with the hip no space) "Prediction-based neural mechanisms for shielding the self from existential threat".…

Culture

Cultural Appropriation Guarantees Tribal Politics, Anti-People-Of-No-Colorism

It is interesting to examine to what extent the progressive, SJW idea of "cultural appropriation" is unique and in how it fits in with their overall narrative. As an example…

Culture Statistics

The Fading Of Christianity In Numbers. Embracing The Dying Of The Light?

An interesting statistic, the source of which I do not know and therefore cannot verify, shows that those who claim they are "not religious" is increasing in North Africa. Libya…

Culture

Synod Leaders Sign Pact Of Extreme Global Warming, Silly Walks

Over the weekend, so ace report Edward Pentin tells us, leaders at the Amazon Synod signed a document "Pact of the Catacombs for the Common Home", an echo of an…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: On Miracles

Previous post. It's a miracle! ON MIRACLES 1 Things that are at times divinely accomplished, apart from the generally established order in things, are customarily called miracles; for we admire…

Culture

The Week In Doom — It’s On Edition

Item Big changes to grueling Special Forces course draw scrutiny (Thanks to Bill Raynor for the tip.) For the nearly 200 candidates scrambling through Hoffman Forest at Camp Mackall, the…

Culture

Pew Says Trust In Scientists Up. How Depressing

Pew says "Americans' confidence that scientists act in the public interest is up since 2016". This surprises, because we have been tracking how science is becoming woker and woker, the…

Statistics

Epidemiologist Fallacy Strikes Again: Miscarriages And Air Pollution Edition

I love air pollution. Smells like progress. Good for you. Nothing healthier. Except smoking. There, now that that's out of the way, let's get to the paper "Air pollution-induced missed…

Cary D Cotterman on Polar Bears Are Doing Fine: Activists, Not So WellFebruary 4, 2026
Polar bears have existed for at least half a million years, and possibly as long as a million. They have…
Brian (bulaoren) on Polar Bears Are Doing Fine: Activists, Not So WellFebruary 4, 2026
Dr. Briggs I was afraid I'd hijacked your subject today with my, rather dark, "Walter Lantz" cartoon. Returning to your…
Brian (bulaoren) on Polar Bears Are Doing Fine: Activists, Not So WellFebruary 4, 2026
While we're on the subject of "Ursus Maritimus"; In 1987, a group of amusement denied boys decided to make an…
hudbwu on Impossible LSAT Statistics QuestionFebruary 3, 2026
> But that’s because the setup is itself weird. It contains the implicit premise that more beliefs equals better survival,…
John M on Impossible LSAT Statistics QuestionFebruary 3, 2026
Well, now I know why lawyers are all screwed up.

William M. Briggs

Polar Bears Are Doing Fine: Activists, Not So Well

Impossible LSAT Statistics Question

How Women’s Equality In Democracies Changes Voting (And Everything Else)

Class 77: Trendy Trends In Time Series

Who Still Listens To AM Radio?

Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital Twins

What Science Says About Making Medication Mandatory

What A Winter

FDA Goes Bayes: It Should Have Gone Probability

Class 76: That’s Not Noise. That’s Signal!

AI: The Earth Is Spinning Faster & Slower (Because “Climate Change”)

Confirmation Bias In The Minneapolis Shooting

Sports Betting Is An Excellent Way To Lose Money

Class 75: A Gentle Introduction To Time Series

The Consent Fallacy

On Laws Banning Hacking Women’s Genitals & Imposing Beliefs

Register Your Predictions For 2026!

Happy New Year!

How Did We Do In Our 2025 Predictions?

Why The Drake Equation Fails

Canada Invents New Euphemism For Doctor Killings

Polar Bears Are Doing Fine: Activists, Not So Well

Impossible LSAT Statistics Question

Brain Scientist Thinks Their Brains Are Out To Kill Them And Get Away With It

Cultural Appropriation Guarantees Tribal Politics, Anti-People-Of-No-Colorism

The Fading Of Christianity In Numbers. Embracing The Dying Of The Light?

Synod Leaders Sign Pact Of Extreme Global Warming, Silly Walks

Summary Against Modern Thought: On Miracles

The Week In Doom — It’s On Edition

Pew Says Trust In Scientists Up. How Depressing

Epidemiologist Fallacy Strikes Again: Miscarriages And Air Pollution Edition

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