Posted inCulture
Herd Immunity And Christianity
There on that hillock is a herd of cattle, all but one of which is inoculated against hoof-and-mouth disease. Chances are the one beast that escaped vaccination won't fall ill…
Wave Of Apoplexy About To Be Unleashed
Dear reader, it is your duty to memorize these signs of stroke. Use the helpful FAST mnemonic. F = Face: ask the victim to smile; does one side of her…
Posted inFun
Merry Christmas And Thanks For Another Year
Now we can't say that the best of the best and the brightest of the brightest blog readers stop by here on a regular basis, because that would be immodest…
Posted inCulture Philosophy
Plato On Democracy’s End Game
Via Nick Steves via this site, I was reminded of a passage in Plato's Republic about what the end stages of democracy would look like. Incidentally, an invalid response to…
Posted inStatistics
Probability And Shot Groupings
Reader Paul Mullen writes: I was reading the WikiPedia page on "accurizing" firearms, and came across a claim I find suspicious: Statistical likelihood says the fewer shots that are fired,…
Posted inCulture
Reddit Bans Dissent
I tried posting a thing or two at Reddit a while back (by invitation), but one of my i's wasn't dotted, or a t wasn't crossed, and the ankle biters…
Posted inStatistics
The Endangered Species Act & Counterfactual Arguments
Most species that have ever lived on this our glorious planet Earth have been put on permanent hiatus. And by "most" I mean something approaching, but obviously not yet reaching,…
Posted inStatistics
Putting The Squeeze On Bob Newhart, Duck Dynasty
The culture war continues, with most of the battles still being won by the side which employs its devastatingly effective Shock Shrill Squad (the SSS). Two examples. Heard of Legatus?…
