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Mental Magic and Psychology
I say, Thank God Penn & Teller reveal the workings of their magic tricks. We're all used to it now, but when they first got going they caused a lot…
Pink horror
Why do people occasionally enjoy having the bejesus scared out of themselves by watching horror movies? Maybe it's a way to relieve stress or to recall vague, primal memories of…
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If you are redirected here please leave a comment
If you came to this page looking for something else, could you pretty please leave a comment below saying what you were looking for? I think I have all the…
I don’t care about your tour of the clubhouse
Enough with the pitch count! It was 88 last pitch---and even with my limited mathematical ability I can figure out that the next must be 89. Keep quiet about on-base…
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I’ve changed my mind about global warming
The CATO ad is what got me thinking. Maybe the real reason I didn't sign is because I knew that I might be wrong on global warming. And if I…
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A day in the life of a statistician
24 March 2009 3:01 am. Up. Not that I want to be, but I am. I have to give a lecture at 6:30 am to a bunch of surgical residents.…
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What scientific or technological advance would you most like to see in your lifetime?
The real geeks among us long for synthohol. Only Class A nerds know, or admit to knowing, what it is, too. But I have to tell you, your potential partner's…
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I am a child of the ’70s
I was in my files looking for a paper on proper scoring rules when this photo popped out of an envelope: This is, I think, 1977, when I was 13.…