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Putin, Xi Who Must Obeyed, Occult Rituals & Living Forever
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Putin, Xi Who Must Obeyed, Occult Rituals & Living Forever

From a report on a recent meeting of China's Xi Who Must Be Obeyed and Russia's Vladimir Putin: “People rarely lived to be over 70, but these days, at 70,…
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Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”
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Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”

A common scurrilous sophomoric ridiculous false charge leveled against those of a religious bent, and made by internet atheists, is that the religious hold their beliefs "Based on no evidence."…
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Good Vs Bad Science (Models) & How You Can Tell The Difference: Think Twice Science
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Good Vs Bad Science (Models) & How You Can Tell The Difference: Think Twice Science

Last time at Think Twice Science (video below for those who, embarrassingly, forgot to watch) we discussed bad models and the bad predictions which arise from them. Those bad models,…
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Class 68: The Philosophy Of Models (Regression): The WRONG Way
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Class 68: The Philosophy Of Models (Regression): The WRONG Way

Be sure to review the RIGHT way from last week. Today, of the infinite number of ways to go sour, we look at one common way modeling goes awry. Video…
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The Lancet’s New Push To Ban Meat
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The Lancet’s New Push To Ban Meat

Science is not the answer. It cannot be "because Science" that you ought to give up meat. Which Harvard scientists want you to do in the name of "justice". And,…
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‘Termination Shock’: Newest Entry In Science Doom Naming Contest
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‘Termination Shock’: Newest Entry In Science Doom Naming Contest

What's need in Science is a hot topic. A band wagon on which one can jump with gusto, grabbing its great Grips of Grants, guides which ensure success and promotion.…
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Changing Clocks In Fall Will Stroke You Out, Fatty: Research
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Changing Clocks In Fall Will Stroke You Out, Fatty: Research

(My enemies changed the title. I have changed it back. They will pay for this insolence.) Daylight savings time is something that angers many performatively, more than in truth. If…
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Class 67: The Philosophy Of Models (Regression): The Right Way
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Class 67: The Philosophy Of Models (Regression): The Right Way

If you cite, enjoy, or create "research" or "studies", this post is a must. I've eschewed all math (given next time in The Wrong Way) and focused entirely on the…
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