I received this email from long-time reader Ivin Rhyne, which is so well put that I thought we should all see it (I’m quoting with permission): Matt, I just got back from […]
What Is A “Statistically Significant Trend”?
Longtime reader Nate Winchester found a discussion—among the many, many—of global warming data revolving around statistics, from which we take the following snippet: You just do the statistics on the data. If […]
Global Warming Causes Death
Work is catching up to me this week, so today only the briefest of reports, with the promise of a return to regularity after this weekend. Also keep those post suggestions coming […]
Victorian Book Title Statistics
How many times did the word “God” appear in the title of books published in England from the year 1789 to 1914? And how about “science”? And “truth”? Others? Well, Dan Cohen […]
NASA’s New Life, Global Warming Survey
Quick post today: busy with grading. NASA’s Aliens You will have heard of NASA’s press release, which all are characterizing as “redefining life as we know it.” As I read about this […]
The United States of Diabetes?
More fun can be had with epidemiology than with any other branch of investigation. It’s the only science whose practitioners regularly jump out from behind the bushes yelling Boo! And even though […]
Cornell’s Cancun Climate Conference Crew
“A delegation of Cornell researchers will join the fight against climate change Monday in the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico.” So begins an article in the Cornell Daily […]
Certified Hot!
No, not me, likely as that would be, but the slot machines at the Soaring Eagle Casinos. Thanks to the—can we call it anything else?—hot tip from long-time reader BillB, we learn […]
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