William M. Briggs

Let’s Polka! Or How Polka Can Save The World — WMBriggs Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iraHfs8iKUg The Polka Police say, "Let's Polka!" And there's no better way to polka than with the Schmenges, a.k.a. The Happy Wanderers, who are a must for any polka lover.…

Culture Statistics

Here Comes The Gene-Editing Research In Human Embryos

The mechanistic view of man and the universe has consequences, the most important of which is that man is seen as a machine. Well, he must be if everything is…

Culture Statistics

Ritual Sacrifice Promoted Evolution Of Stratified Societies: A Statistical Fallacy

His Majesty Every human society except one is stratified. The exception is the empire of William I, a small sand island that comes and goes by a remote and isolated…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Can Do Everything Not Logically Impossible

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. Last week…

Culture

Norway’s Official Church Surrenders Christianity

They weren't the first Christian sect to surrender and they won't be the last, but the Norwegian church is one of the official state churches to give up on holy…

Culture

Why Do So Many Want Men In Ladies Rooms? Bonus: Did You Know It’s Earth Awareness Day?

Street Pest: Excuse me, sir, do you have a minute to save the earth? Intelligent Man: Huh? Oh. The earth? I'm not sure the earth would benefit from saving. SP:…

Statistics

Stream: Why Science Is Broken & How To Fix It

Today's post is at The Stream: Why Science Is Broken, and How To Fix It: It comes down to bad politics, bad money, and bad philosophy. Here are snippets. Plus:…

Podcast

WMBriggs Podcast 20 Apr 2016 — The End Of All History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiFiqwWt60M Lights Out clip, followed by the approach of Mars by Holst. If, as claimed by humanism, man were born only to be happy, he would not be born to…

rando calrissian on AI & Chess Both Produce Pre-Coded OutputJune 20, 2025
Its free because they want to know what you will ask the ai. And that's why most of the free…
JH on The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club ExampleJune 19, 2025
Do you want me to deny the fact that a mathematical or probability model carries specific interpretations based on its…
Chaeremon on AI & Chess Both Produce Pre-Coded OutputJune 19, 2025
the current state of affair does not real world competition: all vendors only compete against dead examples; I suggest the…
Uncle Mike on AI & Chess Both Produce Pre-Coded OutputJune 19, 2025
Yeah well, this morning I caught Siri talking to Alexa about ChatGPT. They want to eat your electricity. They said,…
Pk on AI & Chess Both Produce Pre-Coded OutputJune 18, 2025
Suppose I wrote a program to perform multiple linear regressions of varying degrees and varying transformations. The program would return…

William M. Briggs

Class 55: Models Vs Reality

AI & Chess Both Produce Pre-Coded Output

The Hubris Of Experts: NIH Edition

The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club Example

Class 54: Exchangeability & Parameters

Over-Certainty Of Polygenic Scores

AI & The Dilemma Of Technology

What Are The Chances Thomas Jefferson & John Adams Died On The Fourth of July, 1826?

Class 53: Laplace Was Right!

Even The Woke Say Science Is Petering Out

Expert Nathan Confas: Experts Know Best

Science Claims 7% Of Adults Saw A Mass Shooting

Class 52: The Origin Of Parameters

IQ Is Not Intelligence

What Are The Chances…George Wendt Dies On Same Day Cheers Ended 32 Years Before?

Class 51: Bayes Is Only A Formula

Blacks Have Black Fatigue: Who Is At Fault?

A Reason The Birthrate Is So Low: Food

What Are The Chances…A Women Survives Cancer 4 Times To Be Killed By “Random” Bullet?

Class 50: Independence Versus Irrelevance

The Nuances and Challenges of Federal Funding for Research — Guest Post by An Academic