William M. Briggs

Orthodoxy’s War: Part III — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Stepping Up How did we get from the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) being the new and improved Fifth Patriarchate, in loving communion with her four Patriarchal brethren in 1589, to…

Culture

USA To Pass Catholic Nation-State Law

How's this grab you? The USA is not a state of all its citizens. According to the Nation-State Law which ought to be passed, the USA will be the nation-state…

Statistics

When We Abandon Statistical Significance, Non-Statisticians Will Resist The Strongest

Regular readers will know the arguments and evidence proving P-values should no longer be used for any reason. If you still doubt, which I doubt, read this paper. Every decision…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Does Not Eliminate The Need For Science 2

Previous post. This is the conclusion of last week's chapter. Review! ON THE OPINION OF THOSE WHO TAKE AWAY PROPER ACTIONS FROM NATURAL THINGS 16 Moreover, as it is the…

Culture

The Week In Doom — Amazon Bans Reality-Based Books Edition

Item Tennis great Martina Navratilova apologizes for controversial remarks on 'cheating' trans athletes Tennis legend Martina Navratilova apologized after she was criticized for recently saying in an oped that it…

Fun

The Most Effective Advertisement You’ll Ever See

Never mind the photographic inadequacies---you will never see anything to beat this ad. If you think you've seen one better, let us know.

Statistics

Deep Dumb: A Map For Navigating Needless Panic

I found it rather comforting to learn Professor Jem Bendell, among his other achievements, has an "honors" Bachelor of Arts. He boasts of this, and therefore it must be important,…

Culture

Orthodoxy’s War: Part II — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Beginnings We've looked at the origins of Russia's national, earthly origins. To the common Earth beneath her, both north and south. Now it is time to look more closely at…

R W Pearson on The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?May 12, 2026
This is easy, go in the door he came out. Worse case only one young scold to give you a…
Mocheirge on The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?May 12, 2026
I asked an AI, and it had the same answer as me but with silly Bayes equations. Then out of…
Johnno on Capital Punishment Deters Crime More Than The Death PenaltyMay 12, 2026
We should make it a law that whenever a criminal is sentened to death, that the only method to delay…
Mocheirge on The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?May 12, 2026
Definitely pick the door that the Boomer just left. There are three Boomers, so the probability that the one you…
Cary D Cotterman on The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?May 12, 2026
I don't know or have the patience for the math, or whatever it takes, to do this right. I figure…

William M. Briggs

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

Class 84: Most Important Measure of Model Goodness

There Is No Solution To Crashing Fertility: Good Times Made Soft Men

The Shocking Conclusion of the HR Trilemma!

The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?

Orthodoxy’s War: Part III — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

USA To Pass Catholic Nation-State Law

When We Abandon Statistical Significance, Non-Statisticians Will Resist The Strongest

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Does Not Eliminate The Need For Science 2

The Week In Doom — Amazon Bans Reality-Based Books Edition

The Most Effective Advertisement You’ll Ever See

Deep Dumb: A Map For Navigating Needless Panic

Orthodoxy’s War: Part II — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

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