“And thy response shall be: ‘Nothing hear our prayer’,” said the high priest of the Church of Science. “Nothing hear our prayer,” intoned the congregation. “For we shall be a light unto […]
High Priests Of (Climate) Science
Being Against Climate Change Legislation Is Just Like Being For Slavery
Or so implies Andrew J. Hoffman, current sitter in the cushy Holcim chair at the University of Michigan, and writer of the peer-reviewed (I’m guessing) article “Climate change as a cultural and […]
Influential Forecasts
If I tell you that the price of a stock is going to increase and you believe me enough to rush out and buy that stock, the price of that stock will […]
Are We In The Midst Of A Global Extinction Event?
“All Life Ends! Amphibians, Cartilaginous Fishes Hardest Hit.” That was the headline yesterday in newspapers all over the country as editors reacted to a press release from Science magazine which described a […]
Statistics Exam #2
Here as promised, word for word1, is the second exam I gave my introductory statistics students. A prerequisite for the class was at least “Pre calculus”. I emphasize—in italics!—that I have taught […]
I’m Happy To Help, Judith Curry: Overconfidence In IPCC’s Detection And Attribution
Thanks to reader Roger Cohen for brining this to my attention. Atmospheric scientist Judith Curry recently ran a series of blog posts entitled, “Overconfidence in IPCC’s detection and attribution.” In Part III […]
Got Back Late
I was late from my weekend excursion, and have only just returned to the computer. I haven’t read any comments from previous posts, nor answered email. Anybody read the book Higher Education? […]
Too Many Kids Go To College: A Third Conversation With Myself
Links to the first and second conversation with myself about teaching. I am away from the computer until Monday, 25 October. William Wasn’t this your week for midterms? How’d they go? Matt […]
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