William M. Briggs

Companies Should NOT Be Forced To Fund Employees’ Birth Control. SCOTUS Update

Update The original post appeared on 26 March 2014. See the second update below for commentary on the Supreme Court decision, which I think is only a small, temporary victory.…

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Do You Believe In Global Warming Because Of The Seriousness Of The Charges?

An activist tells you, "Based on my theory of rampant, out-of-control global warming, otters, driven mad by the heat, will take to the streets and destroy mankind, just like apes…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: Potency, Actuality, & Movement

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. Previous post. Last time we only proved one premise, that some…

Statistics

Class Report: How Not To Teach Statistics

It's over. Two solid weeks of 9 to 5 to 9 and beyond statistics. Plus a few cocktails and cookouts and camaraderie. I'm exhausted. The students are mostly later early…

Culture Philosophy

From Paganism To Christianity To Deism To Malleism

Pagans---the word is not an insult---believed that God was immanent. If you've seen Star Wars, you have it. "The Force" was God, and The Force was everything. To quote that…

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Casual Sex Is Good for You, Says New Biased Study

In a ridiculously biased "study", a researcher has shown that some college students who self-select to participate in a study of "causal" sex and who say they like having "casual"…

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Probabilities Aren’t Decisions

The title says it all. But its presence implies, and it is true, that people often mistake the two. If you decide to bet fifty bucks the USA beats Germany,…

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The Biggest Error In Regression

I know, I know: we're sick to death of regression, but we have to cover the biggest error, which is how the Deadly Sin of Reification happens. You have a…

Brian (bulaoren) on Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital TwinsJanuary 27, 2026
DTs? I think that condition is generally managed with benzodiazepines...no?
Cary D Cotterman on Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital TwinsJanuary 27, 2026
When the Digital Twin is tasked to prophesy the effect of an mRNA shot on a patient, given the leftist…
Leonard on Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital TwinsJanuary 27, 2026
The software company I worked for used “Digital Twin” in its marketing at least 15 years ago.
Neil Jordan on Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital TwinsJanuary 27, 2026
Thank you for explaining the DTs. The term crept into civil engineering over the years and I interpreted it in…
Tars Tarkas on Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital TwinsJanuary 27, 2026
"AI-powered technology" That sounds even better than a digital twin. "AI-Powered" is to "technology" what the supercharger is to an…

William M. Briggs

Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital Twins

What Science Says About Making Medication Mandatory

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FDA Goes Bayes: It Should Have Gone Probability

Class 76: That’s Not Noise. That’s Signal!

AI: The Earth Is Spinning Faster & Slower (Because “Climate Change”)

Confirmation Bias In The Minneapolis Shooting

Sports Betting Is An Excellent Way To Lose Money

Class 75: A Gentle Introduction To Time Series

The Consent Fallacy

On Laws Banning Hacking Women’s Genitals & Imposing Beliefs

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