Posted inStatistics
Arrgh
I was correcting my (many lazy and stupid and regrettable) mistakes, thankfully pointed out by YOS, in the soul posting and hit the wrong button. I seem to have lost…
Posted inCulture Philosophy
Physician Oaths, Then & Now
It is well worth examining the changes over time in the oaths physicians swear to, especially as we have entered an era when the term "doctor" is being applied to…
Posted inPhilosophy SAMT
Summary Against Modern Thought: Creation Is Not Change From Something To Something
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. Creation-from-nothing is…
Posted inStatistics
Angry Ovulating Women, Women Angry At Ovulation
Well, here's the headline: "How women can tell when other females are ovulating using clues in their face - and how they may then try to hide their partners from…
Posted inCulture Statistics
On Coincidence And Fortune: Why So Many One-Eyed Generals?
Plutarch opens his Life of Sertorius with these two sentences: It is perhaps not a matter of surprise, if in the lapse of time, which is unlimited, while fortune is…
Posted inCulture Statistics
Stream: Dice Games Prove Evolution Because Humans Believed In Punitive Gods?
Today's post is at the Stream: Dice Games Prove Evolution Because Humans Believed In Punitive Gods? Answer this question: could you, by counting the number of coins some guy puts…
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Grammy Awards: Triumph Of The Vulgar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tSq1P5pels The Grammy Awards were held Sunday night, the music industry's biggest night of the year. It is well to exam this accurate cultural barometer. The crucial question of interest,…
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What Happens If You Take Away Women’s Birth Control?
The titular question is in earnest, dear reader, just as it was for Amanda J. Stevenson and four others. Yes, those fine academics were just as perplexed as you probably…
