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Stream: Dice Games Prove Evolution Because Humans Believed In Punitive Gods?

Today's post is at the Stream: Dice Games Prove Evolution Because Humans Believed In Punitive Gods? Answer this question: could you, by counting the number of coins some guy puts…

Culture Statistics

What Happens If You Take Away Women’s Birth Control?

The titular question is in earnest, dear reader, just as it was for Amanda J. Stevenson and four others. Yes, those fine academics were just as perplexed as you probably…

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Science Confirms Astrology! Plus, Machine Learning, Big Data, And Causes

Health signs The alternate title to today's post, suggested by reader Kip Hansen, is "Data scientists find connections between birth month and health". Don't scoff. We're talking peer review and…

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Gravitational Waves And Discovering Cause

You'll have heard by now that the existence of gravitational waves have been "confirmed." The scare quotes are intentional, but not in the sense that I (necessarily) disbelieve in the…

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Regression Can’t Prove Discrimination

Anybody out there a lawyer, or do you know one, who is involved on the side of angels in these so-called discrimination lawsuits? Have them contact me. The argument that…

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Infinity, (Physical) Parameters, Fine Tuning, & Probability

Via Ed Feser I was led back to Alvin Plantinga's Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism, which has a lot about probability. I'll not do much of…

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Iowa Caucus Open Discussion. Update: Text Fixed, Those Coin Tosses Discussed

https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/694224471712878592 That tweet was my prediction early yesterday, which I made partly relying on polls but more on the size of the crowds those two men garnered. About those polls,…

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Is Using FanDuel Or DraftKings Gambling? What Is A “Game Of Chance”?

Fantasies Heard about the legal troubles of FanDuel and DraftKings? These are fantasy sports companies that allow people to pick lineups (according to certain rules) for professional sporting matches and…

Johnno on Why British & EU Rulers Are Juicing War With RussiaDecember 23, 2025
The NSW government’s Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 passed the NSW upper house early on Wednesday morning, 24…
John Pate on Why British & EU Rulers Are Juicing War With RussiaDecember 23, 2025
My current advice to young Britoids is that if conscription hits they should get a "1488" tattoo and post some…
gareth on Why British & EU Rulers Are Juicing War With RussiaDecember 23, 2025
Sadly all true. And more. And not just Blighty gagging for war - quite a few of the Euros too.…
gareth on Climate ModelsDecember 23, 2025
Dear Briggs: Beware. Your enemies have inserted repetitive and annoying background elevator music into your otherwise excellent explainer video. Maybe…
Cary D Cotterman on Why British & EU Rulers Are Juicing War With RussiaDecember 23, 2025
If it ever comes down to conscription, the young men of Britain need to collectively say "NO!" They can't arrest…