William M. Briggs

Disinterested Audits Of All Scientific Theories Must Be Mandatory & Routine

This one picture proves why you must distrust every new boast from every scientist. Scientists' ideas must be assumed false until they are proven true by people other than themselves.…

Statistics

“AI Will Kill Us All!” Say People Programming AI To Kill Us All

My goodness, what a distinguished list of AI Scientists and "Notable Figures" who have signed the "Statement on AI Risk". Important professors of computer science from top universities. Men, and…

Statistics

How Do Scientists & Soothsayers Know When They’re Right? Report on Fourth Broken Science Initiative Event

We had the fourth Broken Science Initiative event this past Saturday at the Castro Ranch in Aromas, California. Which is apparently where CrossFit got its start. Standing room only. Terrific…

Culture

John Kerry To Peasants: Die, To Save The Planet

It doesn't seem to make much difference whether a man inherits his money or earns it. Once he reaches a certain threshold of the green stuff, there's a good chance…

Philosophy

Welcome To Pride In The Ability To Masturbate Into The Rectum Of Another Month

What a strange time we live in. Sodomy has always existed, and it is therefore rational to conclude it will always be with us. Every other culture has looked on…

Culture

The Only Way To Avoid Illegal Discrimination Is To Illegally Discriminate

There is nothing holier than a Victim. No person holds a more exalted place in our culture than the Victim. Rules which must be followed by the ordinary are allowed…

Fun

On Ford Restoring & Saving AM Radio

And now, since many are still vacationing, a subject perhaps only three in a hundred care about. AM radio. You might have heard that Ford was going to whack AM…

Fun

Made Glorious Summer By This Sun Of North

For a while, especially given the snow in early May, and frost late in the month, like last night, I thought summer would never come. Which is why my heart…

Rudolph Harrier on The Apples In A Sack Paradox: Solve It Or You Get No Pie TomorrowNovember 26, 2025
I don't understand your cardinality approach. If I remove an infinite set from another of the same cardinality, the result…
Rudolph Harrier on The Apples In A Sack Paradox: Solve It Or You Get No Pie TomorrowNovember 26, 2025
I've always hated this problem. It's nonsensical, but it's presented as though there is a single way to interpret it…
Paul Fischer on The Apples In A Sack Paradox: Solve It Or You Get No Pie TomorrowNovember 26, 2025
The answer is 0. This is just a geometric series but it's INFINITE. No way will there ever be no…
McChuck on The Apples In A Sack Paradox: Solve It Or You Get No Pie TomorrowNovember 26, 2025
There are apples in the sack at midnight. I offer three distinct proofs. 1) The countably infinite steps are (+10…
Heresolong on The Apples In A Sack Paradox: Solve It Or You Get No Pie TomorrowNovember 26, 2025
This is why I hate probability. But here's my take, and I'll go with P=0. Each action, addition and removal,…

William M. Briggs

The Apples In A Sack Paradox: Solve It Or You Get No Pie Tomorrow

Antichrist, by Saint Robert Bellarmine

Donald vs Ishmael vs Esau — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Class 72: Most Claims Of “Controlled For” Are Wrong: The Wrong Way

Black Women Can’t Do Physics As Well As White Men, Says Researcher

On That “Bombshell German Study” That “Exposes the PCR Test Fraud That Locked Down the World”

Masking Morality With Science: Men Pretending To Be Women In Sports

Why Study Probability?

The Dysgenics Of IVF

In Which An Atheist Becomes Sputteringly Angry Over Theist’s Argument

Academics Debate Which Term Best Describes Those Who Love (in that way) Their Pillows

Class 71: Never Trust ‘Research Shows’ Headlines: We Bring Cause To Data

Diversity Patrol Scanning Citations For Victims

Little Nate’s Plan To Save The World

Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education Causes Mass Squealing

Stay The Course: Have Some Class

Last Call For Alcohol-Cancer Papers

UFO Hits United Flight. All Survive. This Time!

Changes Are Coming: Our Return to 1970s

Class 70: Most Claims Of “Controlled For” Are Wrong: The Right Way

The Triumph Of The Feminine