A Theory of Nothing by Thomas Barlow was the most realistic science fiction book I have ever read. The science in the book was fanciful, and even silly, but how the science […]
A Theory of Nothing Leads to Something
Mathematical Association of America Reviews Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics
William J. Satzer at the Mathematical Association of America reviewed Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics. Here it is (ellipsis below original). This is a book about probability and probabilistic […]
The Full Briggs?
Our friend Joseph Moore at Yard Sale of the Mind, a site surely on everybody’s list already, whose photograph appears atop this post, wrote It doesn’t get much more civilized than that! […]
Uncertainty Reviewed Again: It is such a good book, and I recommend it without reservation
Don Aitkin, author of Moving On: A Tale of the Millennium, also available here, and feted here, and reviewed here, has reviewed my Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability and Statistics. Here […]
The Demon In Democracy by Legutko, Part I: History — WMBriggs Podcast
Download MP3. I’m still sorting out my audio difficulties, which exist mainly due to my inexperience and inability. Please be forgiving as you adjust your volume and headphones. I’ve had great tips […]
Uncertainty Interviewed By Brett Stevens at Amerika
Scoot on over to Amerika, where there is an interview with Yours Truly, focused on the philosophy of Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics. Excerpt: You also write about how […]
A Deep Philosophical Account Of Probability
Another review of Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics, this one taken from an Amazon customer. It was 7 or 8 years ago when I was sitting in my office […]
The Culture is Wrong, and The Church is Right: Zmirak’s New Book Reviewed
Today’s post is at One Peter Five: The Culture is Wrong, and The Church is Right: Zmirak’s New Book Reviewed. Scurry out and buy two copies of John “Bad Catholic” Zmirak’s The […]
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