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Stop Teaching Frequentism; More On That “Altruism” Study; Etc.

Freq Out Reader ECM points us to "The Great Statistical Schism", by a fellow named Brendon Brewer who "is a senior lecturer in the Department of Statistics in Auckland." Brewer…

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Stream: Threat Of Global Warming Causes Terrorism

Today's post is at The Stream: Our Leaders Have Spoken: Global Warming Causes Terrorism. So global warming caused ISIS to dispatch a team of bloodthirsty satanic malevolent maniacs to Paris…

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When Colleges Divest, Who Wins? Hint: Not The Colleges

I don't normally do this, but it's a special occasions. Here's a press release from the National Association of Scholars announcing the release of their report Inside Divestment: The Illiberal…

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Here’s Why That Study Claiming Religious Kids Are Less Altruistic Stinks. Updates

Update 13 August 2019 The paper has been retracted! Welcome Guardian readers. You should understand this poor study is one of thousands, all of which make similar mistakes. See the…

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This Week In Doom: Pew Research Proves Global Warming Propaganda Works

Before we start, you can and must combat propaganda by saying global warming. Do not say climate change. This admonition cannot be repeated enough. Please pass it on. To say…

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Hubris & Models: Global Warming Economic Production Edition

COP21 in Paris is fast approaching and the #BigPush is on. That means we're forced to talk about global warming more than I'd like (which is not at all). But…

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Stream: People Who Don’t Need People

Today's post is at The Stream: Environmentalists Who Dream of a World without Themselves. It was anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and sixty eight and the sky was falling.…

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This Week In Doom: Justice Kennedy Says Bureaucrats Should Act Like Nazis?

Kennedy to Faithful: Drop Dead The appalling Anthony Kennedy, supreme justice, invoked Hitler to insist that Christians and Muslims who want to stay faithful should resign from government. Yes. Speaking…

Cloudbuster on Guilty People Aren’t Guilty, Innocent People AreAugust 26, 2026
"It is like punishing a snail for leaving a trail of slime." If this is true, it is a powerful…
gareth on A New Kind Of University: Your Comments WantedAugust 26, 2026
I'm not an academic. What you are suggesting seems a good idea. A formalised system akin to a personal letter…
Steve on A New Kind Of University: Your Comments WantedAugust 26, 2026
The calendar on my fridge this month says, "Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never…
Daniel Lemire on A New Kind Of University: Your Comments WantedAugust 25, 2026
It makes sense.
Emmanuel Salva on A New Kind Of University: Your Comments WantedAugust 25, 2026
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