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Happy Easter!
Hidden in this post is an Easter egg of sorts. Searching for it will be easy for experts, difficult for puzzle novices. This is the kind of brain teaser easily…
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Tests For Randomness Aren’t What You Think
Here is a random event. When I wrote this article I either had a quarter or a nickel in my pocket; I did not have both. Did I have a…
Posted inPhilosophy
The Coming Metaphysic
Etienne Gilson's The Unity of Philosophical Experience was recommended to me by Fr Rickert (whom regular readers will recognize) and I in turn recommend it to you. The book was…
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You Need To Beat More Than Just The Odds
Note: this is a sketch of a talk I gave yesterday at a conference filled with computer programmers, network and software engineers. This is Las Vegas, the land of magic.…
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Two Common Statistical Fallacies
Here are two fun fallacies, excerpted from a paper I wrote a couple of years ago in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. For more on this sort of…
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Stream: March For Science Descending Into Farce
Apologies for the re-send. Certain events intervened and I posted the original too early. The Stream article is now live. March For Science Descending Into Farce: Intersectionality and Diversity edition.…
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Going In Style—To The Movies
This post originally appeared 17 January of this year, but is reposted now because the remake was released yesterday. We'd be interested in hearing from any who see it. I…
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Clean Razors For Women Who Cut Themselves? What Happened to First Do No Harm?
Physicians long ago abandoned the Hippocratic Oath, for at least the reason that its call for physicians not to cause harm went against the modern acceptance, and even boasting, of…