July 2021 – Page 4 – William M. Briggs

We Will Never Really Know What 95 F Feels Like

Headline: "Newark, New Jersey, set a record at 102 degrees with a feels like temperature of 109 degrees." Thus are Newarkians (Newarkers?) denied the opportunity of knowing what a temperature…

Culture

Hating That Which Is Evil & Fined For It

There are various translations of Paul's letter to the Romans, but while the words differ, the substance remains the same: Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast…

Briggs on The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club ExampleJune 16, 2025
Paul, You're right. It sucked. I'm redoing. JH, Very well. Construct for us a model that does not do what…
Paul murphy on The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club ExampleJune 16, 2025
Ok, maybe I need more coffee but I found that very confusing - too much I think that you think…
JH on The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club ExampleJune 16, 2025
The mathematical result from the Di Finetti's 0-1 Representation Theorem discussed here tells us, under the assumption of exchangeability (which…
spudjr60 on The Mathematics Of Conspiracy Theories. Part 1: Black Eye Club ExampleJune 16, 2025
Well, it is a good thing, that I know beyond any doubt that all conspiracy theories are false. And, I…
hudbwu on Over-Certainty Of Polygenic ScoresJune 11, 2025
I stopped midway to write this comment. What exactly is the difference between polygenic scores and two-layer neural networks? Other…