Since everybody remembers what Yogi Berra said about this hoary subject, we can skip it. Still, we can’t help but wonder with Calvin, where are all the rocket ships we were […]
Ivy League Climate Skeptics
I received this email from Rob Fishman at the Huffington Post. My answer follows. I’m the social media editor here at HuffPost (and a Cornell alum). I came across your blog online. […]
Job Wanted: Tall Statistician Seeks Match
I am hoping that among my faithful readers there is somebody that knows somebody who might know a guy who’s looking for a statistician. The economy is such that consulting opportunities are […]
Bem, ESP, And Hypothesis Testing
Daryl Bem, Cornell professor of psychology, once again believes he has proven the validity of ESP (extra-sensory perception). Bem is a long-time researcher of the paranormal who once found notoriety by gluing […]
A Correction: I’ve Been Misquoted
On Thursday, 3 February of this year I was called by Saginaw News reporter Deborah Brown, who asked me, among other things, about claims made by folks like Al Gore that global […]
TSA Expands Jurisdiction To Sidewalks: Where Is The Left?
“Sir? Please step over here. You need to be x-rayed.” “What? Get outta my way. Who are you?” said the man. “Sir, please step over to the machine. You have been selected […]
Obama’s Faulty Pay Gap Statistics, Philosophy Of Abortion; Plus, The End Of The World
Deadline: 21 May 2011 Family Radio Worldwide has hit the road (in a bunch of mobile homes) to preach that the end shall come just over two months from now. On that […]
California Air Resources Board Uses Strange Statistics, UCLA Fires Scientist
The story (related in full at HotAir.org) is long and tangled, but the short version is this. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) wanted to regulate diesel truck fumes, inherently believing them […]
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