October 15, 2024 – William M. Briggs

Happy 4th Anniversary, Price of Panic!

Sunday was the 4th anniversary of the book that took the world by storm (teacup sized), smacked Experts silly, called for protection of the vulnerable before it was cool, and…

Robert Arvanitis on Academics Call Pregnancy A DiseaseMay 12, 2025
In the most charitable interpretation, perhaps the authors meant to protect medical benefits and employment protection to "birthing persons..." If…
E C on Reproducibility Crises Will Be Forever With Us Until We Abandon Classical StatisticsMay 10, 2025
If I understand your linked article in Academic Questions correctly, it seems frequentism is a classic example of tunnel-vision; or,…
Paul Murphy on Class 49: Relevance & Importance Of Evidence In ModelsMay 9, 2025
hey doc Steven Hayward's substack post on "Pope Bob" https://stevehayward.substack.com/p/pope-bob includes an image and summary of a book on "evaluative…
JH on Class 49: Relevance & Importance Of Evidence In ModelsMay 9, 2025
Probability is defined on a sigma field. But what exactly is a sigma field? In simpler terms, it represents the…
Johnno on Miracle Or Coincidence? What Are The Chances?May 9, 2025
What are the political leanings of the naturally elotrocuted, and can we use them for our cause, or does their…