William M. Briggs

Frequentists Are Closet Bayesians: Confidence Interval Edition

Actually, all frequentists and Bayesians are logical probabilists, but if I put that in the title, few would believe it. A man might call himself an Anti-Gravitational Theorist, a science…

Statistics

William M. Briggs Sez: Keep That Impressive Middle Initial

You can take it from William M. Briggs, and also from the Today show: sporting a middle initial is a mark of sophistication, intelligence, and rugged manliness---or womanliness, as the…

Statistics

Researchers: Calling Girls Fat Makes Them Fat

Whatever you do, don't call somebody a "researcher". It could condemn them to a nasty, brutish, and short-tempered life. The kind where most of their time is spent scrambling for…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: The Office Of A Wise Man

The title is my liberal but reasonable translation of St Thomas's Summa Contra Gentiles, a book which we will go through, post by post---which is to say, his chapters are,…

Culture

Health Care And The Candy Store Called Socialism

Jim Fedako ( who wrote this piece; send him email) is a business analyst and homeschooling father of seven who lives in Lewis Center, OH. Some 27 years ago, I…

Fun

Well? What Do You Think? Or, New & Improved!

You may say absolutely anything you like, except that you don't like it. Well, you may say it, but I have my palms over my eyeballs so I won't see…

Philosophy

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Scientism

The other day on Twitter, I saw somebody quote approvingly these words by Neil deGrasse Tyson: The good thing about Science is that it's true whether or not you believe…

Philosophy

Ask A Scientific Ethicist: Estranged Mother, Thieving Boss, & More

Dear Scientific Ethicist, My wife has been estranged from her mother for over a decade. The split was caused when her mother disagreed with her choice of husband. Namely, me.…

C-Marie on On The Probability Of GodJune 25, 2025
See Romans Chapter 1 .... all of it .... ? God bless, C-Marie
McChuck on Sabine Hossenfelder’s Free Will Folly & The Deadly Sin Of ReificationJune 25, 2025
The laws of physics are silent on the subjects of consciousness, intellect, and the soul. It is a category error…
Briggs on Sabine Hossenfelder’s Free Will Folly & The Deadly Sin Of ReificationJune 25, 2025
ASBroad, Oh my, we've done that many times. Including here today in your presence. Stick around for more great fun!
Phillips McHead on England’s Mandatory Suicide & WomenJune 25, 2025
Inevitably, the only acceptable punishment for "hate" is capital punishment, doled out with emphatic vitriol and subtle euphemism, backed by…
NLR on Sabine Hossenfelder’s Free Will Folly & The Deadly Sin Of ReificationJune 25, 2025
People have convinced themselves that the only allowable concepts to think about the world are concepts taken from physics. That…

William M. Briggs

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

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