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Hats Are Back! Staring At Women’s Breasts Lowers Math Scores!

Fedoras For Fellas While watching an exquisite interpretation of the classic hose-in-the-face by one Curley "Babe" Howard on television, I inadvertently saw a commercial for the movie The Adjustment Bureau…

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Two Open Letters To Congress On Climate Change, And A New Third

There are two open letters shot off to Congress these last days, one from "alarmist" scientists and the other from "denialist" scientists1. Those pejoratives were not picked by me, but…

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In Their Own Words: Obama On Health, Holder On Race

Pay for your own damn health care In an interview with Bill O'Reilly, President O'bama said What I hear you saying is that the notion that us saying to people…

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A Correction: I’ve Been Misquoted

On Thursday, 3 February of this year I was called by Saginaw News reporter Deborah Brown, who asked me, among other things, about claims made by folks like Al Gore…

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Super Bowl Indicator Busted: A Sports/Markets Indicator for the Next Century—Guest Post by Doug Magowan

Doug Magowan spends his days poring over financial numbers. Today he offers us, tongue firmly in cheek, a new way to get rich quick. All you have to do is…

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Planet Earth Al Gore Explains ‘Snowmageddon’: Fox News Story

I was quoted by Gene Koprowski in his Fox News story "Planet Earth Al Gore Explains 'Snowmageddon'". (This accounted for the several hundred Google and other search engine redirects to…

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Are Tree Rings Low Pass Temperature Filters?

I don't know the answer to this question: I am not an expert in this area, and I haven't the time or resources to track down the data to discover…

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Will The Religious Out-Breed Us All?

Thanks to long-time reader and contributer Ari Schwartz for bringing this to our attention. "It is widely agreed that religion has biological foundations---that belief in the supernatural, obedience to authority…

Uncle Mike on Science Claims 7% Of Adults Saw A Mass ShootingJune 2, 2025
"... underscores the need for comprehensive public health strategies to address the broad and enduring impacts ..." The expertocracy is…
shawn marshall on Science Claims 7% Of Adults Saw A Mass ShootingJune 2, 2025
I often wonder why the Almighty made different races. It seems to challenge the whole Biblical Creation narrative. If the…
Tars Tarkas on Science Claims 7% Of Adults Saw A Mass ShootingJune 2, 2025
In order for a generation to actually mean anything, it has to be consistent. From the oldest mention of generations…
Briggs on Class 52: The Origin Of ParametersJune 2, 2025
Antonio, We get to that in about two lectures. I explain why then it is not the best or deepest…
Antonio on Class 52: The Origin Of ParametersJune 2, 2025
I'm surprised that de Finetti's representation theorem is not mentioned, as it is the deepest justification for the use of…