There is no such thing as an unscientific one, either. A poll is this: a question or questions that are interpreted and answered by a group of individuals at a given time. […]
Gloom, Despair, Email Spoofing, And Kahan’s Science Literacy Paper
Somebody spoofed my Yahoo email address which I use for ordering, registrations and the like. Sent hundreds of emails to my contact list yesterday. Now I ordinarily run Linux, which you will […]
Global Warming Beliefs, New Poll
I’m still on the road this week, with my access to the internet sporadic. Email or phone is the best way to find me. Rasmussen reports that, “69% Say It’s Likely Scientists […]
How To Maximize The Chance Of Winning The Office Super Bowl Pool
Forget climatology. It’s time for something really controversial. How to fill in those grid squares on the Super Bowl office pool. An example of one is shown below. The full details are […]
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 the beasts. […]
Obama Wants Statisticians!
“Politics as done by Martians.” That’s Peggy Noonan’s phrase, to describe President Obama’s call for and use of statisticians and data miners in his re-election campaign. The hiring of such as I […]
The Environmentalist Fallacy Causing Global Warming Divide To Grow
A headline lifted from an MS-“Bias free”-NBC story: “Americans’ divide over global warming getting deeper” (linked on HotAir). Subtitle: “Despite onslaught of science, resistance to the idea seems to be hardening.” An […]
Prettier Politicians Preferred At Polls
“It is well established that being beautiful confers many advantages on a person.” This is the opening sentence of a break-through paper by two Swedes and a Finn. From that true statement, […]
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