Men are better than women, says Peter Kreeft, at being men. Just as, he emphasizes, women are better than men at being women. Let's look at a couple of things…
This post is really for those adept at math, a necessary avenue to understand this subject entirely. Most will want to skip the video. BUT DO READ THE LECTURE. IT'S…
I’d sworn not to write again until Eastern events proved themselves out. But I’m comfortable with the progression. Or better yet, the regression. Of the West, that is. Daniel’s statue…
People, scientists included, since most of them are also people, are good at finding evidence for desirable propositions. If you want to discover reasons why the earth is really flat,…
In my free and it-don't-cost-nuthin' class notes Breaking the Law of Averages (pdf), I have a homework question which goes something like this: Explain why, no matter the goodness of…
Jaynes's book (first part): https://bayes.wustl.edu/etj/prob/book.pdf Permanent class page: https://www.wmbriggs.com/class/ Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science Link to all Classes. Jaynes's book (first part): Video https://videopress.com/v/2hhRPJcJ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Links: YouTube Twitter…
I cannot take credit for this insight, but the young people of today—and by young let’s say under 40—have a decision to make between having kids or going to brunch.…
Hallucinogenics are back, baby. Maybe you know them by their cool name psychedelics. They're not back in the wild and weird and often destructive 60s way, but in the more…