Search Results for “chance” – Page 76

Failed Climate Scientists Call For RICO Investigation To Stop Criticisms, And Non-Scientist Claims Scientists Will Cause Next Genocide

If I ever meet NCAR's Keven Trenberth (again), I'm going to punch him in the mouth. Same thing if I cross paths with Rutgers' Alan Robock. Pow! Right in the…

Statistics

Stream: Attack Of The Black Swans From Outer Space!

Today's post is at The Stream: "Attack Of The Black Swans From Outer Space: Nassim Nicholas Taleb and his co-authors fail to show their precautionary principle provides any guidance in…

Culture

The Expansion Team Syndrome: SAT Scores & Science

What happens when a professional sports league expands? We talked about this before, but the obvious answer is that the average talent of the league decreases---for two reasons. The first…

Statistics

Heartland Climate Conference: Day 1. Everybody Gets Time Series Wrong

As predicted, there were cigars. But I missed them. The smoking party left without me while I listed to Ireland's version of the Mr Wizard brothers. A science experiment involving…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: That God Is Love, And What That Means

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. This is…

Philosophy SAMT

Summary Against Modern Thought: God Is Intelligent

See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. Saint Wiki…

Statistics

I Am In Awe Of What Passes For Science

I'm traveling to the Heartland Climate Conference today. Special speakers dinner and pep talk later, and, rumor has it, cigars and whiskey. I started that rumor, and I have cigars,…

Statistics

Calculating Markov Chain Stationary Distributions Is Immoral?

No, I don't think so, but the Census Bureau thought (thinks?) as much. What follows is one of the more curious emails I've received, describing the experiences of Juan (not…

Outis on Peer-Reviewed Research: Men Find Looking At Nearly Naked Women DistractingJuly 27, 2025
I suspect this research will be up for an igNobel prize.
SATVRDAY EARLY-AFTERNOON TOP-10 - BIG PULPIT on Peer-Reviewed Research: Men Find Looking At Nearly Naked Women DistractingJuly 26, 2025
[…] A Kaleidoscope of Recollections of George Cardinal Pell – Carl E. Olson at Cthlc World Report3. Peer-Reviewed Research: Men Find…
SATVRDAY EARLY-AFTERNOON EDITION - BIG PULPIT on Peer-Reviewed Research: Men Find Looking At Nearly Naked Women DistractingJuly 26, 2025
[…] Reception Of The Eucharist Replace Confession? – Jenna M. Cooper at Our Sunday VisitorPeer-Reviewed Research: Men Find Looking At…
spaceranger on Peer-Reviewed Research: Men Find Looking At Nearly Naked Women DistractingJuly 25, 2025
I thought this was one of the strategies the casinos use to give the house an edge.
Rudolph Harrier on Only Credentialed Artists Can Appreciate ThisJuly 25, 2025
Frank Frazetta and Larry Elmore did more for art than 95% of modern "artists."