William M. Briggs

Der Spiegel Asks About Global-Warming-Causes-Syrian-Civil-War Paper

That peer-reviewed Colin Kelley et al. paper "Climate change in the Fertile Crescent and implications of the recent Syrian drought", which the traddy media is portraying like Wired did---e.g. How…

Statistics

Journal Bans Wee P-values—And Confidence Intervals! Break Out The Champagne!

Well, it banned all p-values, wee or not. And confidence intervals! The journal of Basic and Applied Social Psychology, that is. Specifically, they axed the "null hypothesis significance testing procedure".…

Fun

Coming Clean On My Global Warming Funding

Since the "Why models run hot" flap started a witch hunt in Congress, I thought I'd give the complete story of my funding for any work of any kind done…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: That God Is One II

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. Finishing the…

Culture Statistics

Government Witch Hunt Of Scientists Begins: DOJ To Join In? Update! Inhofe Fights Back

Please help publicize this calumny. Agree with me about this. If---and I only say if---the global-warming-of-doom we have been promised is false, then there is nothing for government to do…

Culture Fun Statistics

For The Love Of Models: A Global Warming Allegory

A very odd thing happened in Science. Turns out a famous weatherman has been forecasting highs in the 60s then 70s for New York City all winter long. But the…

Culture Statistics

The Quality Of Speeches And Education Has Diminished. Egalitarianism Demands It

Our friend John Cook points us to an analysis, of sorts, of the so-called reading-level of States of Union addresses, and its decline through the years, from the site Priceonomics.…

Culture Statistics

Today’s Posts Are At Breitbart

Radio Steve Bannon had me on his radio show Sunday night, which can be caught at Sirius Patriot channel 125. Robert Wilde has a summary of the interview which ends…

Brian (bulaoren) on Putin, Xi Who Must Obeyed, Occult Rituals & Living ForeverOctober 15, 2025
My sincerest apologies for misspelling a name in my previous post. I was, of course, referring to "Ayesha" from the…
Brian (bulaoren) on Putin, Xi Who Must Obeyed, Occult Rituals & Living ForeverOctober 15, 2025
Yes, Putin and Xi are, at age 72, getting a bit haggard. Speaking of Haggard; his character Aisha (the must…
Uncle Mike on Putin, Xi Who Must Obeyed, Occult Rituals & Living ForeverOctober 15, 2025
Ah yes, the one-eyed Uyghur conspiracy. Parting out the slaves like wrecked cars. The global billionaires are vampires, if not…
Johnno on Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”October 14, 2025
Fatima is believed not only for the weight of evidence in it's favor (it was also testfied to by hardened…
Lucy Tucker on Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”October 14, 2025
Scidolator. I like it.

William M. Briggs

Putin, Xi Who Must Obeyed, Occult Rituals & Living Forever

Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”

Good Vs Bad Science (Models) & How You Can Tell The Difference: Think Twice Science

Class 68: The Philosophy Of Models (Regression): The WRONG Way

The Lancet’s New Push To Ban Meat

‘Termination Shock’: Newest Entry In Science Doom Naming Contest

Changing Clocks In Fall Will Stroke You Out, Fatty: Research

Class 67: The Philosophy Of Models (Regression): The Right Way

Big Things Are Happening With Celebrities, The Pope & “Climate Change”!

The Main Barrier To Reproduction Is Ideas

How You Helped Academics Justify Sex With Children

Class 66: The Difference Between Uncertainty and Decision

Autism & Tylenol

The Charlie Kirk Killing Theories: The (Non)-Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories 2

In Which I Shockingly Agree With Sabine That Most Science Is Of Little Or No Value

Class 65: A Last Plea Never To Use Or Trust Statistical Evidence Like This

Lacent’s Vaccination Model Says What Its Told To Say

Chinese Scientists Pull Off Hilarious “Climate Change” Troll?

On The Myths Of Scientism

Use The Tools The Left Created Against Them

The Various Solutions To Black Crime Analyzed

Putin, Xi Who Must Obeyed, Occult Rituals & Living Forever

Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”

Der Spiegel Asks About Global-Warming-Causes-Syrian-Civil-War Paper

Journal Bans Wee P-values—And Confidence Intervals! Break Out The Champagne!

Coming Clean On My Global Warming Funding

Summary Against Modern Thought: That God Is One II

Government Witch Hunt Of Scientists Begins: DOJ To Join In? Update! Inhofe Fights Back

For The Love Of Models: A Global Warming Allegory

The Quality Of Speeches And Education Has Diminished. Egalitarianism Demands It

Today’s Posts Are At Breitbart

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