William M. Briggs

Stream: Threat Of Global Warming Causes Terrorism

Today's post is at The Stream: Our Leaders Have Spoken: Global Warming Causes Terrorism. So global warming caused ISIS to dispatch a team of bloodthirsty satanic malevolent maniacs to Paris…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Moral Virtues & God

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. Thomas doesn't…

Culture

This Week In Doom: Paris Open Thread (And Mizzou Tie In?)

Allahu Akbar Those who refuse to say "This is true" must fall to those who will. Hey, Paris, how's that assimilation thing going for you? Come to think of it,…

Culture

Armed Students Take Over Cornell University

A group of militant black students at Cornell "occupied" Willard Straight Hall. They were armed with shotguns and other firearms with which they threatened violence. Why? To protest Cornell's "racist…

Culture

Stream: The Joys of Divesting from Reality (And Not Just Oil)

Okay, sisters and brothers, only a handful of folks clicked over to the National Association of Scholars to read their must-read (but not-yet-read) report Inside Divestment: The Illiberal Movement to…

Statistics

When Colleges Divest, Who Wins? Hint: Not The Colleges

I don't normally do this, but it's a special occasions. Here's a press release from the National Association of Scholars announcing the release of their report Inside Divestment: The Illiberal…

Culture

Universities Like Missouri & Yale? Nuke ’em From Orbit. It’s The Only Way To Be Sure.

A version of this post originally ran 12 November 2014, but given the events in Missouri, Yale, and elsewhere, it is time to up the payload. What happens when you…

Statistics

Here’s Why That Study Claiming Religious Kids Are Less Altruistic Stinks. Updates

Update 13 August 2019 The paper has been retracted! Welcome Guardian readers. You should understand this poor study is one of thousands, all of which make similar mistakes. See the…

bruce g charlton on The Ultimate IQ Test: Guessing the Author’s Mind and Escaping the Infinity of AnswersJune 8, 2026
Ultimately IQ tests are "pen and paper tests", and share their intrinsic limitations and assumptions*. The reason IQ tests were…
Rich on Reader Poll: Shorter or Longer, Frequent or Rarer Posts?June 7, 2026
What Blaine said. Thanks.
Chad Jessup on Reader Poll: Shorter or Longer, Frequent or Rarer Posts?June 5, 2026
I am very happy for any information you post, so whatever suits your time and interests is fine with me.…
Steve on Reader Poll: Shorter or Longer, Frequent or Rarer Posts?June 5, 2026
The bikini rule -- less is more, but it has to cover all the important stuff. As with human bodies,…
Heresolong on Reader Poll: Shorter or Longer, Frequent or Rarer Posts?June 5, 2026
Yes.

William M. Briggs

The Ultimate IQ Test: Guessing the Author’s Mind and Escaping the Infinity of Answers

Reader Poll: Shorter or Longer, Frequent or Rarer Posts?

No Model Will Save Us: Pope Leo, the Miserostat, and AI’s Woke Coders

How High an IQ Must A Person Have To Be Executed?

Class 90: Simple (Optimal) Decisions

Shocking Abortion Numbers: Death Distributions Show We’re Living Longer

Blessed Memorial Day; No Class; See You Wednesday

Why There Are (Probably) No UFOs: “Climate Change”

Creating Microbial Monsters To Terrorize Ourselves

Class 89: The Measure Most Modelers Forget: Skill Examples

The Shocking Conclusion of the HR Trilemma!

The HR Trilemma: Which Door Decides Your Fate?

Capital Punishment Deters Crime More Than The Death Penalty

How Experts Use “Calamities” to Find Official Victims & Gain Power

Richard Dawkins, The Big Muscles Fallacy & AI Pachinko

Class 88: The Most Neglected Concept: Skill

The Red-Blue Button Dilemma & Its Surprising Answer

UFO Reports About To Blast Off!

Class 87: Calibration & Conformal Prediction: Examples

Noticing Differences Between Races Does Not Pay

What Are The Chances Of All These Scientists Dying, Killed, Or Going Missing?

The Ultimate IQ Test: Guessing the Author’s Mind and Escaping the Infinity of Answers

Reader Poll: Shorter or Longer, Frequent or Rarer Posts?

Stream: Threat Of Global Warming Causes Terrorism

Summary Against Modern Thought: Moral Virtues & God

This Week In Doom: Paris Open Thread (And Mizzou Tie In?)

Armed Students Take Over Cornell University

Stream: The Joys of Divesting from Reality (And Not Just Oil)

When Colleges Divest, Who Wins? Hint: Not The Colleges

Universities Like Missouri & Yale? Nuke ’em From Orbit. It’s The Only Way To Be Sure.

Here’s Why That Study Claiming Religious Kids Are Less Altruistic Stinks. Updates

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