Posted inStatistics
Health care crisis!?
Take a look at his picture: This is from an article by "The Numbers Guy" Carl Bialik at the Wall Street Journal. The story is about how life expectancy calculators…
Posted inBook review
Uncle Ted’s Manifesto: Ted, White, & Blue: a review
Read Ted, White, & Blue: The Nugent Manifesto. You will not agree with everything, some or lot of it might even infuriate you, but you not regret the time spent.…
Posted inFun
Artificial photosynthesis
I don't normally get excited about "Advances in Science" papers, but everything now and then it's fun to let your imagination play. Thus, I recommend this article about an MIT…
Posted inStatistics
Random topics
I use the word "random" in the sense that you did not know what topics I would select today. And I use the word know in its logical sense. On…
Posted inPhilosophy
Science is decided by committee
Scientists still do not appear to understand sufficiently that all earth sciences must contribute evidence toward unveiling the state of our planet in earlier times, and that the truth of…
Posted inStatistics
Don Imus Radio Show: a review
If you follow radio, you will know that Don Imus was fired last year for his hip hop-inspired "nappy-headed hos" comment. For this quip, he was cast outside the gate…
Posted inFun Philosophy
Bad news for Bonobo
It turns out---shockingly, to some correct-thinking academics---that the bonobo ape is just as bloodthirsty as the rest of the higher primates. Yes, it's true. Bonobos, a sex- and peace-loving species…
