William M. Briggs

I Am Not Selling Ham Equipment: My QRZ Account Has Been Hijacked

I am not selling any ham equipment. A thief using the fictitious email K2JM@dr.com has been attempting to sell non-existent equipment to people using my name and call sign. I…

Fun Philosophy

The Red-Ball-In-The-Box Fallacy

Okay, friends, I need your help. One day last year, shortly after I had arrived in Taiwan, I awoke from a fitful, jet-lagged sleep at 2 a.m. with the argument…

Philosophy

Descartes Knew More Than He Thought

You can only know what is true. For example, everybody knows the statement "If p is true then p is true" is true (just why in a moment). You can…

Statistics

Brain Atrophy Responsible For Religious Belief?

Readers can help me choose the best metaphor. (1) A snowball which starts the size of a pea but gains in strength and speed as it rolls downhill, mindlessly consuming…

Fun Statistics

Wearing A New Hat At JP Research

I am now a member of JP Research. What does this mean to you, my loyal readers? Little, except that my contact information for consulting has changed. New telephone and…

Statistics

Don’t Drive On Tax Day! You Might Die

This is it. The day to traipse to the post office and mail in your income tax papers. In farm lingo, this is the time swill the pigs. To feed…

Statistics

Obama Doesn’t Have A Chance

I have returned from a week away from the computer. Announcements to follow tomorrow. I am going to tell you of several conversations in which I took part over the…

Culture Philosophy

Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Part V

Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Part I Part II, Part III Part IV, Part V It's time to hear from our enemies on what they say maximal diversity is. The…

BDavi52 on Who Still Listens To AM Radio?January 28, 2026
AM radio sat at the center of every Boomer's life 1960-1970. FM may have been out there, but for the…
Cary D Cotterman on Who Still Listens To AM Radio?January 28, 2026
Since you mentioned rotary dial telephones...my wife's teenage niece was at our house, and I found her looking at my…
Cary D Cotterman on Who Still Listens To AM Radio?January 28, 2026
Over sixty, definitely grumpy. My dad was an AM radio engineer, announcer, and disc jockey at stations all over California…
Brian (bulaoren) on Who Still Listens To AM Radio?January 28, 2026
From 2000 till 2020 I was living outside the US, (and radio wasn't much fun in China).When I returned, AM…
Tars Tarkas on Who Still Listens To AM Radio?January 28, 2026
Do you have a stereo decoder for AM stereo? There is an AM stereo station in Michigan (WION). AM stereo…

William M. Briggs

Who Still Listens To AM Radio?

Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital Twins

What Science Says About Making Medication Mandatory

What A Winter

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

Register Your Predictions For 2026!

Happy New Year!

How Did We Do In Our 2025 Predictions?

Why The Drake Equation Fails

Canada Invents New Euphemism For Doctor Killings

Merry Christmas!

Complete List Of All Moral & Ethical Questions Answered By Science

Why British & EU Rulers Are Juicing War With Russia

Climate Models

Who Still Listens To AM Radio?

Scientists Invent New Name For Models: Digital Twins

I Am Not Selling Ham Equipment: My QRZ Account Has Been Hijacked

The Red-Ball-In-The-Box Fallacy

Descartes Knew More Than He Thought

Brain Atrophy Responsible For Religious Belief?

Wearing A New Hat At JP Research

Don’t Drive On Tax Day! You Might Die

Obama Doesn’t Have A Chance

Diversity Is Not Always Desirable Part V

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