William M. Briggs

Global Warming Hypocrisy: Or, Science Is Politics

Lefties take money, too In an interview with far-left New York Times, activist and part-time scientist Michael Oppenheimer says "nothing follows" from his taking moola from the EDF (Environmental Defense…

Culture

Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act & The End Of Democracy

Many people sincerely believe Indiana's RFRA new law will allow private individuals to "discriminate" against those who suffer from same-sex attraction. This shows two things: that propaganda works, and that…

Culture Philosophy

The Falls-Disproportionately-On-The-Poor Fallacy

Still on the road; something quick. Like the good Bishop said, and said well, "If we ignore the poor, we will go to hell: literally." The poor figure in two…

Statistics

Bill Nye The Science Guy Confuses Scientific Uncertainty Versus Doubt

On the road, so something quick. Reader Paul Mullen writes: Briggs, A fellow at the salt mine was thoughtful enough to leave a copy in the break room of April's…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Is Intelligent

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. Saint Wiki…

Culture

This Week In Doom (Indiana’s RFRA Too!)

Theme We've tried various ways of doing this over the years, but none successfully. So I'm going to steal an idea from Nick Steves and give the weekend collection of…

Philosophy Statistics

Probability’s Empirical Bias

Bit of logic (a favorite example) from our teacher Lewis Carroll: given "All cats understand French and that some chickens are cats", what can we say about the proposition "Some…

Culture

Sustainability: Higher Education’s New Fundamentalism

The tile of today's post is the same as the new book by the National Association of Scholar's Rachelle Peterson and Peter Wood, released yesterday and which can be downloaded…

Tars Tarkas on Vegetarians Crave Power And Success More Than Meat Eaters Do, Study FindsJuly 16, 2025
"39. She always wants to be the one who makes the decisions. She likes to be the leader." This is…
Brian (bulaoren) on Vegetarians Crave Power And Success More Than Meat Eaters Do, Study FindsJuly 16, 2025
Obviously, a vegetarian diet does not produce a feeling of satiation.
Zundfolge on Reader Opinion Requested: What Science Do You Find Sketchy, Exaggerated Or Wrong?July 16, 2025
JRob, all a "Meta-Study" is is cherry picking from a large pool of studies (most of which can't be replicated…
JRob on Reader Opinion Requested: What Science Do You Find Sketchy, Exaggerated Or Wrong?July 16, 2025
Here is a topic that seems suspicious to me: Meta-Studies. It seems that whenever some topic is highly controversial, a…
John Pate on Reader Opinion Requested: What Science Do You Find Sketchy, Exaggerated Or Wrong?July 16, 2025
LOL. Any science which strays from direct observation and carefully bounded description of reliably, objectively measurable objects and systems observable…

William M. Briggs

Vegetarians Crave Power And Success More Than Meat Eaters Do, Study Finds

Jung’s Synchronicity & Coincidence

Reader Opinion Requested: What Science Do You Find Sketchy, Exaggerated Or Wrong?

Class 57: The Second Best Model

Don’t Lose Sleep Over Research On “Climate Change” & Sleep Apnea

What’s Wrong With The Golf Course Parkinson’s Study

The Unseen Bias In All Science

The Sad End Of Radio

Let’s Play A Game Of Let’s Suppose!

Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)

How Can You Tell If You Have ESP?

Class 56: The Best Model!

Sabine Hossenfelder’s Free Will Folly & The Deadly Sin Of Reification

England’s Mandatory Suicide & Women

On The Probability Of God

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

Vegetarians Crave Power And Success More Than Meat Eaters Do, Study Finds

Jung’s Synchronicity & Coincidence

Global Warming Hypocrisy: Or, Science Is Politics

Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act & The End Of Democracy

The Falls-Disproportionately-On-The-Poor Fallacy

Bill Nye The Science Guy Confuses Scientific Uncertainty Versus Doubt

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Is Intelligent

This Week In Doom (Indiana’s RFRA Too!)

Probability’s Empirical Bias

Sustainability: Higher Education’s New Fundamentalism

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