William M. Briggs

Switzerland Has Contest For New National Anthem Which Removes God

Switzerland announced a contest for a new National Anthem. Because why? Because the old one has too many references to the Man Upstairs. Yes: Project leader Lukas Niederberger (not enough…

Culture Statistics

Abortion Safety: Doctors V. Nurses & Physician Assistants & Midwives—Part I

Cautionary Introduction In Part II, we will examine the paper "Safety of Aspiration Abortion Performed by Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, and Physician Assistants Under a California Legal Waiver" in…

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Some Hollywood Money Statistics

Here, for no reason I can identify except I found it fun and the last long weekend of summer is upon us, are some statistics on the state of Hollywood…

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Preferred Female Body Proportions Among Child-Free Men

"Did you see her? Just my kind of adequate gluteofemoral fat stores!" "No way, man. The kind of reproduction-related attractiveness cues I go for are located further north. I likes…

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Visualization Of Biblical Cross References And Supposed Contradictions

Chris Harris created some pretty graphics showing Biblical cross references and other such things. Below is the main result: The bar graph that runs along the bottom represents all of…

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On The College Bubble—Update

Must-reading from the Wall Street Journal. Richard Vedder: "The Real Reason College Costs So Much. The expert on the economics of higher education explains how subsidies fuel rising prices and…

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Genre Fiction—Guest Post by D.B.

"I have a confession to make," said Jayden. "You won't like it." Abby slowed to a stop, her limbs not responding. She knew this was coming. Something that was not…

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Loome Theological Booksellers

Have you been yet to Loome Theological Booksellers? Today's the day. I learnt of this place from Brandon Vogt's piece, Why Catholic Books Still Matter: An Interview with Christopher Hagen.…

p on Class 48: What Is A Model?May 3, 2025
Bah, if you want a real model demonstrating complex and well fitted curves - try this one: https://www.adriennepickering.net/adrienne/
brad on Class 48: What Is A Model?May 1, 2025
I swear I will not sin today.. But Grok and the rest will. They will throw your words back at…
Johnno on The Sun Made To Set On The British Empire – Via Science!April 30, 2025
R.I.P. Solar Panels.
p on I’m Going To Sue Scientists Who Gave Me Apoplexy Over Claims Of Climate LiabilityApril 30, 2025
My guess (my expertise on law comes entirely from entertainment TV) is that you can't sue because many of your…
McChuck on Researchers Tell Models To Say People Will Die Without Your MoneyApril 30, 2025
Why, precisely, should I grieve the potential deaths of millions of Africans from their own stupidity? That's what we're really…

William M. Briggs

Class 48: What Is A Model?

I’m Going To Sue Scientists Who Gave Me Apoplexy Over Claims Of Climate Liability

Researchers Tell Models To Say People Will Die Without Your Money

The Sun Made To Set On The British Empire – Via Science!

Class 47: Billions Of Models!

A New Physics Arises: Irreducible by Federico Faggin Reviewed

Let Go Your Wee P! — Reader Help Requested

Class 46: Explanation & Abductive Weakness

The Educational Empire Strikes Back

Can Jinn & The Evil Eye Cause Disease?

Science: The Bigger The Hole In The Head, The More Politically Active

Class 45: The False Hope Of Falsification

New Paper Says Flu Vax Increases Chance Of Flu: Let’s Look

A Simple Argument Proving You Must Not Trust Standard Scientific Evidence

Power Restored, Posts To Resume

No posts, class. No power, no internet

MIT Scientists Trying To Invent Zombies

Class 44: What Causes Cancer Of The Albondigas?

How To Claim Your Specialty Suffers From “Climate Change”

Why Does Science Say Everything Will Kill You?

The Enormous Rotten Egg Of Government-Funded Science Has Turned Men Weak

Class 48: What Is A Model?

I’m Going To Sue Scientists Who Gave Me Apoplexy Over Claims Of Climate Liability

Switzerland Has Contest For New National Anthem Which Removes God

Abortion Safety: Doctors V. Nurses & Physician Assistants & Midwives—Part I

Some Hollywood Money Statistics

Preferred Female Body Proportions Among Child-Free Men

Visualization Of Biblical Cross References And Supposed Contradictions

On The College Bubble—Update

Genre Fiction—Guest Post by D.B.

Loome Theological Booksellers

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