From the General Social Survey, a picture of the support for abortion by reason from 1972 until 20061. GSS questions on abortions are asked of about 1,000 (order of magnitude) respondents every […]
Sex Selection And In Vitro Fertilization
I’m always on the lookout for remunerative ways to spend my time. There yesterday on the American Statistical Association jobs site was a situation for a Medical Statistician, which is me all […]
The Dismal Removing Freedoms Saves Money Argument
Here is an example of an argument which you will hear with increasing frequency. A month or so ago on the Fox News Special Report panel the participants were discussing the right […]
Genetic Engineering To Create New Super Moral Race: Savulescu Strikes Again
On the road, so here is a classic post from not too long ago. The appalling Julian Savulescu1 is back, this time staining the pages of the British edition of Reader’s Digest2 […]
We Are All Eugenicists Now: New Test Identifies 3,500 Genetic “Faults” In Fetuses — Update
See the crucial update below. I was assured, several times, that my second son was to be my first daughter. The doctors who told me this had performed certain tests, you see, […]
A Pill To Eliminate Racism? What’ll Science Think Of Next!
Publishable p-values If it weren’t for the miracle of statistics, specifically the p-value, a device which can be used to “prove” anything, scientists would have a lot more time on their hands […]
Global Warming, Asinine Science Roundup
Still in Taipei and a bit swamped. Here are some links that will be of interest; mostly provided by Willie Soon, Marc Morano, and readers just like you! Trenberth’s Null Hypothesis. Trenberth […]
Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg, Part II
Read Part I, Read Part III. When we left off last time, Goldberg’s book was just beginning. Here’s what happened in the States. Progressives in America approved heartily of Europe turning Red, […]
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