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Do Dogs Poop In Alignment With The Earth’s Magnetic Field?
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Lewontin’s Other Fallacy: Race & Intelligence
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Do Dogs Poop In Alignment With The Earth’s Magnetic Field?

Posted by By Briggs September 3, 2026
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Lewontin’s Other Fallacy: Race & Intelligence

Posted by By Briggs September 1, 2026
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David Deutsch Rediscovers The Worst Argument In The World
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David Deutsch Rediscovers The Worst Argument In The World

You can read the whole story at Jim Franklin's place of how the late and lamented David Stove held a contest for the Worst Argument In The World. In [Stove's]…
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Propaganda Science: Black Women Murdered More Often Than Whites, Implies “Racism” Is At Fault
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Propaganda Science: Black Women Murdered More Often Than Whites, Implies “Racism” Is At Fault

Here's the propaganda headline: "Black women six times more likely to be killed than white women: Report". "Doesn't seem like propaganda to me, Briggs. I'd bet that number is true."…
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CDC Mandates New Hampshire Residents Must Wear Adult Diapers
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CDC Mandates New Hampshire Residents Must Wear Adult Diapers

Yes, you read the headline right. Here's how it came about. Earlier this year a "Diaper Spa" opened its doors in Atkinson, New Hampshire. (Click the link if you think…
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The Regime Has Never Looked So Weak. What Will They Do Next?
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The Regime Has Never Looked So Weak. What Will They Do Next?

This is a post written in haste, and I welcome, more than usual, your take on the events of the day, since I surely missed a lot. So Tucker Carlson…
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The World’s Easiest Sociological Prediction Has Been Verified
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The World’s Easiest Sociological Prediction Has Been Verified

We've discussed the Expansion Team Effect many times. I'm always embarrassed to do so because it's so simple it's a truism. What's weird about it is that, presented one way,…
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How “The Science” Is Created By Not Understanding Belief & Decision Are Not Uncertainty & Probability
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How “The Science” Is Created By Not Understanding Belief & Decision Are Not Uncertainty & Probability

Stick with me on this not-so-easy subject, because I'm going to reveal a trick used to make you "Follow the Science!" Belief is an act. Uncertainty is a state. Decision…
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Expert Calls To Experts Yet Still Fail To See Why Not All Believe In “Climate Change”
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Expert Calls To Experts Yet Still Fail To See Why Not All Believe In “Climate Change”

I looked up one Lasse S. Stoetzer. Soy-faced economics degree holder. Sketchy beard. Keeps Funko-Pop-like toys on his bookshelf. He looks like a living meme. I also looked up a…
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Our Base Metaphors & Analogies Used In Science Have Outlived Their Usefulness: Part I
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Our Base Metaphors & Analogies Used In Science Have Outlived Their Usefulness: Part I

Metaphors and analogies exhaust themselves. No matter how useful they are as guides to thought, pushed too far they can loosen our grip on Reality or lead to stagnation, and…
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  1. Uncle Mike on Do Dogs Poop In Alignment With The Earth’s Magnetic Field?September 3, 2026

    The afterstory: three of the authors are now university presidents, and one is head of NSA.

  2. shawn marshall on Do Dogs Poop In Alignment With The Earth’s Magnetic Field?September 3, 2026

    for sure you have identified a scienterrific study full of dog poop

  3. Brian (bulaoren) on Do Dogs Poop In Alignment With The Earth’s Magnetic Field?September 3, 2026

    Well, a lot of current research product orients toward the left.

  4. McChuck on Do Dogs Poop In Alignment With The Earth’s Magnetic Field?September 3, 2026

    Perhaps the dogs prefer not to stare into the morning and evening sun? How does one measure the "calmness" of…

  5. JohnK on Lewontin’s Other Fallacy: Race & IntelligenceSeptember 2, 2026

    I liked the "zinc" metaphor very much. I really appreciate the pains you took on this piece, Matt, which are…

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