William M. Briggs

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Utopia, Rationalia

Who's up for Utopia? Neil deGrasse Tyson, that's who. He tweeted, "Earth needs a virtual country: #Rationalia, with a one-line Constitution: All policy should be based on the weight of…

Culture

Equality Motivates The Refugee Crisis

Nick Land, about whose views more in a moment, points us to Damon Linker about how Angela Merkel's German airplane has imperiled Europe. A real Messerschmitt. About the details you…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Intellectual Creatures & The Universe’s Perfection

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. Why are…

Philosophy

The Dangers Of Sam Harris’s Anti-Free Will View

Received this email from Justin. I've edited it only to correct the typos my enemies placed in my Inbox. Hi William, I am contacting you because you have a different…

Book review Statistics

Preface to Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics

The book is now at a 15% discount at Amazon (I apologize for the price). Buy today. And buy again tomorrow! This will be linked permanently on the book's official…

Culture

Islam Asleep, Islam Awake — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Editor's note: Watt's previous essay generated quite a bit of controversy. Watt answers those criticisms here. As is clear, Erdogan has at least made the best of the coup. Well,…

Culture

“I Believe In Science” — Which Is Not Believing In Much

Today's post is at The Stream: Hillary Believes in Science -- Which Isn't Saying Much. You just knew it was going to be a good night. Hillary shined on that…

Culture

Pope: If I Speak Of Islamic Violence, I Must Speak Of Catholic Violence

The holy Koran says (sura 2 at 191) "And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is…

Richard S. on Black Women Can’t Do Physics As Well As White Men, Says ResearcherDecember 3, 2025
I retrieved and read or skimmed Chanda's piece. Her article scarcely referenced actual counts and statistics, but some of the…
Cary D Cotterman on Academic Proposes Mushrooms To Avoid Compulsory Moral BioenhancementDecember 3, 2025
"...tends to create sensations of selflessness..." No thanks. I need to stay focused on myself. Taking care of my own…
Tars Tarkas on Academic Proposes Mushrooms To Avoid Compulsory Moral BioenhancementDecember 3, 2025
If we are to have to put up with reliving the 1970s, I just hope and pray it's complete with…
Danny on Academic Proposes Mushrooms To Avoid Compulsory Moral BioenhancementDecember 3, 2025
What would make me happy is one of those plaid jackets with suede patches on the elbows,
Brian (bulaoren) on Academic Proposes Mushrooms To Avoid Compulsory Moral BioenhancementDecember 3, 2025
Didn't Aldous Huxley say, in Brave New World, "A dramme is better than a damn"? He was referring to a…

William M. Briggs

Academic Proposes Mushrooms To Avoid Compulsory Moral Bioenhancement

The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Is Wrong: “Guns” are not the leading cause of death in kids

The Perfect Conspiracy Theory

Old Lodge Skins’ Prayer Of Thanksgiving

The Apples In A Sack Paradox: Solve It Or You Get No Pie Tomorrow

Antichrist, by Saint Robert Bellarmine

Donald vs Ishmael vs Esau — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Class 72: Most Claims Of “Controlled For” Are Wrong: The Wrong Way

Black Women Can’t Do Physics As Well As White Men, Says Researcher

On That “Bombshell German Study” That “Exposes the PCR Test Fraud That Locked Down the World”

Masking Morality With Science: Men Pretending To Be Women In Sports

Why Study Probability?

The Dysgenics Of IVF

In Which An Atheist Becomes Sputteringly Angry Over Theist’s Argument

Academics Debate Which Term Best Describes Those Who Love (in that way) Their Pillows

Class 71: Never Trust ‘Research Shows’ Headlines: We Bring Cause To Data

Diversity Patrol Scanning Citations For Victims

Little Nate’s Plan To Save The World

Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Causes Mass Squealing

Stay The Course: Have Some Class

Last Call For Alcohol-Cancer Papers

Academic Proposes Mushrooms To Avoid Compulsory Moral Bioenhancement

The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Is Wrong: “Guns” are not the leading cause of death in kids

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Utopia, Rationalia

Equality Motivates The Refugee Crisis

Summary Against Modern Thought: Intellectual Creatures & The Universe’s Perfection

The Dangers Of Sam Harris’s Anti-Free Will View

Preface to Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics

Islam Asleep, Islam Awake — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

“I Believe In Science” — Which Is Not Believing In Much

Pope: If I Speak Of Islamic Violence, I Must Speak Of Catholic Violence

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