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The Week In Doom — Bad Science Edition
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The Week In Doom — Bad Science Edition

Abbreviated doom this week since I'm on the road. Item Mathematicians divided over faculty hiring practices that require proof of efforts to promote diversity (Thanks to Kip Hansen for the…
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Remarks On Pew’s Polarized Partisan Poll
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Remarks On Pew’s Polarized Partisan Poll

Pew has a large survey out with the title "In a Politically Polarized Era, Sharp Divides in Both Partisan Coalitions: Partisanship remains biggest factor in public's political values." I have…
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New Paper: Don’t Test, Decide — Updated: Now With Paper Link!
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New Paper: Don’t Test, Decide — Updated: Now With Paper Link!

Paper link. By moi. Abstract: There is no reason to use traditional hypothesis testing. If one's goal is to assess past performance of a model, then a simple measure or…
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Return of the Strong Gods by Rusty Reno Reviewed
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Return of the Strong Gods by Rusty Reno Reviewed

Reno's contention is that World War II drove people nuts, and that the insanity we see out the window now is the direct result of actions taken to prevent a…
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Reader Question On Sea Level Data Precision — Help Requested
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Reader Question On Sea Level Data Precision — Help Requested

From reader Kip Hansen comes a long but good (and slightly edited) question on sea level data. I can only answer part of it, because I have no expertise in…
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The Political Corruption Of Science — Interim Wrap Up Edition
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The Political Corruption Of Science — Interim Wrap Up Edition

We've just finished more than a week discussing the progression of the politicization (pozzing) of science. There are the increasing number of academic departments that require Diversity Inclusion and Equity…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Rational Creatures Are Governed For Their Own Sakes
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Rational Creatures Are Governed For Their Own Sakes

Previous post. THAT THE RATIONAL CREATURE IS DIRECTED BY GOD TO HIS ACTIONS NOT ONLY BY AN ORDERING OF THE SPECIES, BUT ALSO ACCORDING TO WHAT BEFITS THE INDIVIDUAL 1…
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The Week In Doom — Hurry Up & Die & Give Us Your Liver Edition
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The Week In Doom — Hurry Up & Die & Give Us Your Liver Edition

Item Medically assisted deaths prove a growing boon to organ donation in Ontario Ontarians who opt for medically assisted deaths (MAiD) are increasingly saving or improving other people’s lives by…
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  1. Cary D Cotterman on Diversity Patrol Scanning Citations For VictimsNovember 5, 2025

    When I was writing papers and technical reports, I cited the papers from which I got the information I needed.…

  2. Lab Rat on Diversity Patrol Scanning Citations For VictimsNovember 5, 2025

    Most of the time papers only have the first initial in the citation author list - how the heck am…

  3. shawn marshall on Diversity Patrol Scanning Citations For VictimsNovember 5, 2025

    As long as women can vote the USA is doomed.

  4. Brian (bulaoren) on Diversity Patrol Scanning Citations For VictimsNovember 5, 2025

    This represents yet another example of what happens when people can self-identify as "high IQ".

  5. Phil R on Diversity Patrol Scanning Citations For VictimsNovember 5, 2025

    Just wondering 1) how they can say women are underrepresented as authors when they can't even define what a "woman"…

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