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The Threat Of President Meghan Markle Demands We Revisit Goodwin’s Anti-Suffrage Arguments

I awoke Tuesday morning to a horrifying, ghastly sight. One that depressed my soul more than I had thought possible. The cliche "it shook me to my core" cast off…

Book review

Yuval Harari’s Homo Deus: Marketing The Materialist World View — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

Reading your typical book is like sitting on the grandstand of a racetrack. You see the race cars whizzing by, and you sort of feel the excitement of the race,…

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How Not To Think Like A Bayesian Rationalist

Lisping Rationalists When I read people like Eliezer Yudkowsky and Scott Alexander it becomes clear to me how the French could have built a Temple of Reason during The Terror.…

Statistics

The Aggravations Of Experts

The radio had on a woman frightened about passing on coronadoom to her kids via breast milk. That the lady was fearful isn't surprising given the constant bombardment of coronadoom…

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Two New Podcasts: Discernable with Matt Wong & Chronicles of Strength with Pat Flynn

Discernable with Matt Wong Podcast, followed by Wong's show notes. 1:14 Worldwide reaction to Covid-19 4:27 Where has the flu gone? 6:08 Are lockdowns beneficial? 8:47 Cases vs Infections 11:55…

Philosophy

In Opposition To Scientism

Bo and Ben Winegard start their Quillette essay (thanks to K.A. Rodgers for the tip) "In Defense of Scientism" by saying "Truth is always provisional". Is that proposition true, or…

Statistics

The Last (Regular) Coronadoom Update!

This will be the last regular coronadoom update. I've already these last three weeks given up on numbering them. Almost two hundred, all tolled---get it? This will certainly not be…

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

Link to all Classes. Video Links: YouTube Twitter Rumble It still feels like I'm rushing things, but the videos are already a half hour. I can't see your faces so…

Briggs on New Scientific Law Discovered: The Conservation Of RacismMay 7, 2024
Yet I knew a white guy once who had a Cadillac car. Which means there's an Asian out there driving…
Cary D Cotterman on New Scientific Law Discovered: The Conservation Of RacismMay 7, 2024
When I was a kid in the '60s, racism caused more negroes (what we politely called them back then) to…
William Wallace on New Scientific Law Discovered: The Conservation Of RacismMay 7, 2024
Because Asian women are prettier and coveted by all other non races.
Hagfish Bagpipe on New Scientific Law Discovered: The Conservation Of RacismMay 7, 2024
Groundbreaking work, Doc. Way ahead of CERN. Groark, Carnap, and Stove touched on this topic but you've unpacked the whole…
PaulH on New Scientific Law Discovered: The Conservation Of RacismMay 7, 2024
The demand for racism tends to exceed the supply.