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Psychic Cleaners, Emails, & Dialogue
This is a somewhat famous sign on the royal road in Mountain View, California. To economize, the sign is shared by a gypsy and a dry cleaners. I passed by…
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Müller lite: Why Every Scientist Needs a Classical Training—Christopher Monckton of Brenchley
His Lordship sent this around to all the usual suspects asking that it be given a wide audience. I'm traveling today. About 18 months ago, as soon as I heard…
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The Decline And Increase Of Mainstream Religions In The USA: With Pictures!
The Episcopals, like many other old guard protesting religions, are in trouble. Jay Akasie tells us that at this year's annual conclave, the Episcopalian leadership had their most serious discussions…
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Certainty & Uncertainty: Logical Probability & Statistics
Since we have spent the weekend with these matters, I thought it appropriate to include the first part of the Introduction to the new book I've been working on. It…
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Statistics Mailbag
Because of my new gig and then my two-week sojourn at Cornell I am way behind in acknowledging all the emails and blog tips I have received. Nearly all stories…
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In Praise Of Narrow Minds
SourceJonah Goldberg, in his The Tyranny of Clichés relates how Andrew Sullivan quoted approvingly a story from an old book whose moral was that one should not believe morals of…
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Barcode People From Birth — Guest Post By Faith Reader
Despotism and tyranny wear many cloaks. Modern Western leaders are above using raw, brute power to fulfill their desires. Instead, they wheedle and whine and the public gives in, worn…
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The Difference Between Technical And Plain English Correlation
Since the subject has come up so often, today a note on the words correlated and correlation. They have technical definitions and plain English meanings. The two definitions overlap but…