William M. Briggs

Russia Subtracted Most People; India Added Most.

It's Friday and time for something light. In 2006, Russia lost 732,000 people. Don't bother searching for them, because most of them were never born. Its neighbor Ukraine also misplaced…

Culture

Earth Day: Book 1

In the beginning Great Spirit created clean air and Gaia. And Gaia was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And Great Spirit moved…

Book review Culture

eBook Business: iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc.

Traditional publishing is screwy. Book makers set a cover price, say $25. They sell that book at half that to bookstores; which nets publishers $12.50. Publishers give authors about 15…

Culture

Goldman Sachs, Bubbles, Global Warming, and Statistics

Matt Taibbi's article on Goldman Sachs, "The Great American Bubble Machine" is up and should be read (you'll have already seen it if you homepage, as you should, Arts &…

Statistics

Pajamas Media: The Dismal Economics of Utopia

Today's post is at Pajamas Media: The Dismal Economics of Utopia. This is first is a short series. I thought it would be fun to show how the utopian ideas…

Statistics

Obama: “Thank me!”

Obamacare. Thank you, sir! May I have another! $800 billion "stimulus" spending. Thank you, sir! May I have another! Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; Wise Latinas on the bench; SCHIP…

Philosophy Statistics

Randomness is a Matter of Information

How many pads of paper do I have on my desk right now? How many books are on my shelves this minute? You don't know the answer to any of…

Culture

The Share of Income Taxes by Rich and Poor

We last reported on this in October, but since then the IRS has released the 2007 data, the latest available. It's tax day. Celebrate! It's still more than likely that…

Charles West on Class 6: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Probability’s Entrance!May 13, 2024
Good job Briggs. I have always struggled with this part of Janes and even having read Cox's papers never quite…
Tired Citizen on Do Our Rulers Really Believe What They Say They Believe & What To Do About ItMay 13, 2024
Leftists lose their minds instantly when presented with empirical data on a subject. For example, the idea that white police…
James Bowery on Do Our Rulers Really Believe What They Say They Believe & What To Do About ItMay 12, 2024
How ironic that my most recent edit to Hume's Guillotine (@github) was to add The Devil's Dictionary definition of "cynic"…
Jim Whyte on Homeopathic PostMay 11, 2024
Not working. You should double the dose...
John Pate on Are Caps on Atmospheric Emissions of Human Activities Equal to Traffic Rules? — Guest Post by Jaap HanekampMay 11, 2024
Control of food supply is control of populations. That's what makes it different from harmonizing traffic regulations which are at…

William M. Briggs

Class 6: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Probability’s Entrance!

Are Caps on Atmospheric Emissions of Human Activities Equal to Traffic Rules? — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

Homeopathic Post

Do Our Rulers Really Believe What They Say They Believe & What To Do About It

New Scientific Law Discovered: The Conservation Of Racism

Class 5: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Induction & Intellection

House Of Representatives Suspends Constitution For Its Favorite Victim Group – TWID

Professor’s Long-Accurate Presidential Election Model Picks Biden. How Do We Judge This Model?

Woke Call Speaking Undesirable Truths Epistemic Violence

The Man In Charge Of The Vatican Says You’re A Fool If You Don’t Believe Athletes Will Run 0.006 Seconds Faster Per Degree Temperature Increase

Class 4: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: The Return of Logic

Student Protests To End After Finals: TWID

Look Here, @elonmusk, What Mendacious Hack Or Incompetent Flack Murdered This Tweet?

Women Celebrate As Their Chance To Become A Victim On Campus Just Skyrocketed

Bipartisan Means The Fix Is In

Class 3: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Belief & Faith

The Week In Doom: The Distraction Of Truth Edition

William M. Briggs on Embracing Uncertainty and Stats as a False God – Thorinquiry

Winning Is Losing: Yarvin vs Rufo. Added: Was NatCon A Victory?

Why I Don’t Want To Be Made To Support Israel

Class 2: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Quid Est Veritas

Class 6: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Probability’s Entrance!

Are Caps on Atmospheric Emissions of Human Activities Equal to Traffic Rules? — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

Russia Subtracted Most People; India Added Most.

Earth Day: Book 1

eBook Business: iPad, Kindle, Nook, etc.

Goldman Sachs, Bubbles, Global Warming, and Statistics

Pajamas Media: The Dismal Economics of Utopia

Obama: “Thank me!”

Randomness is a Matter of Information

The Share of Income Taxes by Rich and Poor

Woke Call Speaking Undesirable Truths Epistemic Violence

William M. Briggs on Embracing Uncertainty and Stats as a False God – Thorinquiry

Never Safety First

Probability Is Not Frequentist, Nor Math, Nor Real, Nor Subjective