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The Unseen Bias In All Science
July 7, 2025
The Sad End Of Radio
July 3, 2025
Let’s Play A Game Of Let’s Suppose!
July 2, 2025
Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)
July 1, 2025
How Can You Tell If You Have ESP?
June 30, 2025
Class 56: The Best Model!
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Sabine Hossenfelder’s Free Will Folly & The Deadly Sin Of Reification
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England’s Mandatory Suicide & Women
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On The Probability Of God
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Class 55: Models Vs Reality
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AI & Chess Both Produce Pre-Coded Output
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The Hubris Of Experts: NIH Edition
June 17, 2025
The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club Example
June 16, 2025
Class 54: Exchangeability & Parameters
June 12, 2025
Over-Certainty Of Polygenic Scores
June 11, 2025
AI & The Dilemma Of Technology
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What Are The Chances Thomas Jefferson & John Adams Died On The Fourth of July, 1826?
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Class 53: Laplace Was Right!
June 5, 2025
Even The Woke Say Science Is Petering Out
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Expert Nathan Confas: Experts Know Best
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Science Claims 7% Of Adults Saw A Mass Shooting
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The Unseen Bias In All Science

Posted by By Briggs July 7, 2025
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The Sad End Of Radio

Posted by By Briggs July 3, 2025
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Ask A Scientific Ethicist: Drunk Ex Husband, Hungry Girlfriend
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Ask A Scientific Ethicist: Drunk Ex Husband, Hungry Girlfriend

Due to underwhelming demand, and something not entirely dissimilar to the silence of a distant clamour, I announce the periodic return of the Ask A Scientific Ethicist column. These columns…
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Banning Gas Cars Virtually To Eliminate Virgin Sacrifices To Gaia In California
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Banning Gas Cars Virtually To Eliminate Virgin Sacrifices To Gaia In California

So Nancy Pelosi's nephew (once or whatever removed), the current and confirmed ruler of California, has banned sale of new gas cars in 2035. He does this by sheer will,…
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Vex-Caused Deaths In The UK
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Vex-Caused Deaths In The UK

Anon sends us to the UK's vex and no vex death data, which in the version I'm using was last updated in May. I'm using Table 2 from that report.…
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You, Dear Reader, Are An Extremist
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You, Dear Reader, Are An Extremist

We live in the Golden Age of Comedy. Need proof? Somebody said this imagery (embiggened one here) was like Hitler and Stalin had a baby. This could happen, too, because…
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Putin’s Third, And Final, Act — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
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Putin’s Third, And Final, Act — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

There’s a play showing now but unlike most plays the third and last act hasn’t been fully written yet. But I think the first two have. A long time ago.…
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Coronadoom Update: Why Are Masks & Models Believed?
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Coronadoom Update: Why Are Masks & Models Believed?

Many off this week, out on their last grand chance to cling to summer. As is proper. So you might have missed a few juicy coroandoom items. Incidentally, we'll tackle…
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How Will You Know If Your Black Doctor Specializes In Diversity?
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How Will You Know If Your Black Doctor Specializes In Diversity?

Regular readers know that because I have been working with doctors for twenty-some years, I often joke the best medical advice I can give is "Do not get sick." That…
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With Painted Nails, Toxic Femininity Squeezes Science
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With Painted Nails, Toxic Femininity Squeezes Science

You and I, dear reader, have seen scores of lousy papers in Nature, and its subsidiary journals, over the years. The proportion of these science stink bombs is increasing, as…
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    If you'd like a wide selection of radio stations from around the world: https://radio.garden/visit/tefe-am/JSbjvYLx is pretty fun. It's always amazing…

  2. Briggs on The Unseen Bias In All ScienceJuly 7, 2025

    bruce, Absolutely nowhere will you find me "rejecting" IQ. The opposite is the case. I go out of my way,…

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    @WMB - I think you are off on a false trail here. Using "not perfect" as a reason for rejecting…

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