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Briggs is an internationally reviled thoughtcriminal, listed as One Of The Top 7 Dangerous Minds by the Hague.
What Are The Chances…George Wendt Dies On Same Day Cheers Ended 32 Years Before?
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What Are The Chances…George Wendt Dies On Same Day Cheers Ended 32 Years Before?

I know I wasn't going to inflict upon you more What Are The Chances...? videos, but this was so topical, and fit in so well with the Class, that I…
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Class 51: Bayes Is Only A Formula
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Class 51: Bayes Is Only A Formula

Bayes's theorem, while nice, is not necessary. What counts is the relation between sets of propositions; between our assumptions and what we want to know. Bayes can even slow you…
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Blacks Have Black Fatigue: Who Is At Fault?
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Blacks Have Black Fatigue: Who Is At Fault?

Statues of fat ugly lumpen surly ill-kempt statues of black women, all in poses to accentuate their quarrelsome uselessness, are being placed in prominent places in the West. The Latest,…
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A Reason The Birthrate Is So Low: Food
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A Reason The Birthrate Is So Low: Food

In the 1970s the fear---there is always fear, much of it imaginary or exaggerated---was mass starvation. There were soon, they said, to be too many people, which would lead to…
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What Are The Chances…A Women Survives Cancer 4 Times To Be Killed By “Random” Bullet?
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What Are The Chances…A Women Survives Cancer 4 Times To Be Killed By “Random” Bullet?

I've started a new video series called What Are The Chances...? In which I'll look at oddities, curiosities, coincidences, strange and even mundane events and see what we can tell…
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Class 50: Independence Versus Irrelevance
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Class 50: Independence Versus Irrelevance

Independence implies causality; irrelevance is consistent with logic. A reminder that there is no such thing as unconditional probability. WARNING for those reading the email version! The text below might…
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The Nuances and Challenges of Federal Funding for Research — Guest Post by An Academic
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The Nuances and Challenges of Federal Funding for Research — Guest Post by An Academic

Briggs note: Since my take is that the government ought to get out of science grants altogether, I owe it to you to provide an insider's view (since I am…
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Eggs and ‘PFAS-Easter’ or Selling Fear on the Day of Resurrection — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp
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Eggs and ‘PFAS-Easter’ or Selling Fear on the Day of Resurrection — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp

Briggs note: The point Jaap makes that measurability does not equate to toxicity, i.e. causal, needs emphasizing. It's related to how you go to the doctor and some measure is,…
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