William M. Briggs

Stream: Designer Babies To Be Super Intelligent?

Today's post is at Stream: Designer Babies To Be Super Intelligent? Word is that "Scientists in the UK could begin genetically engineering human embryos as early as March". But don't…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God’s Action, Power & Substance

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. Most of…

Culture

The Future Of Russia. Guest Post by Vladimir Putin

Editor's note: In 2013, Vladimir Putin visited the Valdai International Discussion Club and gave a rousing speech about Russia's place in the world. Intead of summarizing it, here are excerpts…

Culture

When They Come For Your Cash, It Will Be For Your Own Good

Criminals use cash, you know. Gamblers, too! Bank robbers steal it. Whaddya think? That drug dealers take credit cards? Why do criminals use cash? Because they've got something to hide.…

Culture Statistics

Stream: Obama Warns: Global Warming Deniers Now Face the Disapproval of … Business Leaders!

Today's post is at Stream: Obama Warns: Global Warming Deniers Now Face the Disapproval of ... Business Leaders! In his final State of the Union speech, President Obama said, "If…

Culture Philosophy

When Philosophy Lost Its Way Discussion

So the official voice of godless materialism published a piece by Robert Frodeman and Adam Briggle (who are plugging a new book, see below), "When Philosophy Lost Its Way" which…

Culture

What Could Feminist Physics Possibly Mean?

Saying "(Baby) Steps Toward Feminist Physics", as did Barbara L. Whitten in her peer-reviewed paper of the same name in the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering---an…

Culture

Predictions Relating To Racist German Women Taunting Innocent Migrant Men

Here are the prediction of events following the Cologne (and other cities) sexual assaults: more "migrants" will be admitted to Germany, more attacks (of various kinds and not entirely sexual)…

hudbwu on Over-Certainty Of Polygenic ScoresJune 11, 2025
I stopped midway to write this comment. What exactly is the difference between polygenic scores and two-layer neural networks? Other…
NLR on AI & The Dilemma Of TechnologyJune 11, 2025
It's not just that the effects of technology are complex, it's that there's no guarantee that the results will fit…
Cloudbuster on AI & The Dilemma Of TechnologyJune 10, 2025
"Anyway, murder is illegal, too, yet murder is still with us. So it shouldn’t be strange that forbidding scientists to…
Mike Wooly on Cosmic Radiation, Clouds, & Global WarmingJune 10, 2025
The IPCC report that anthropogenic warming is around 0.2 degrees C per decade. That's two hundredths of a degree C…
Chaeremon on AI & The Dilemma Of TechnologyJune 10, 2025
IMHO the dot ai bubble, as direct follower of the dot com bubble, is trying to instantiate Gödel's incompleteness theorems,…

William M. Briggs

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

Eggs and ‘PFAS-Easter’ or Selling Fear on the Day of Resurrection — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

Academics Call Pregnancy A Disease

Class 49: Relevance & Importance Of Evidence In Models

Miracle Or Coincidence? What Are The Chances?

Class 54: Exchangeability & Parameters

Over-Certainty Of Polygenic Scores

Stream: Designer Babies To Be Super Intelligent?

Summary Against Modern Thought: God’s Action, Power & Substance

The Future Of Russia. Guest Post by Vladimir Putin

When They Come For Your Cash, It Will Be For Your Own Good

Stream: Obama Warns: Global Warming Deniers Now Face the Disapproval of … Business Leaders!

When Philosophy Lost Its Way Discussion

What Could Feminist Physics Possibly Mean?

Predictions Relating To Racist German Women Taunting Innocent Migrant Men

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