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Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences by Steven Goldberg: Part III

Part I Part II If we thought the last topic was contentious, and it was, then I'm not sure how to class these items. Merely mentioning them will raise blood…

Book review

Real Education by Charles Murray

Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality by Charles Murray Recommendation: read (buy here). The word median is statistical: it is the point at which…

Statistics

Briggs and Big Oil

The closest I come to "Big Oil" is when I create my spécialité de la maison: bacon-olive-oil confit. Incidentally, that's the only way to cook this miracle pig meat---frying removes…

Philosophy

Climategate Peer Review: Science red in tooth and claw

See also see this story on proxies I am a scientist and I have lived around fellow scientists for many years and I know their feeding habits well. I therefore…

Statistics

Protesters gather in Copenhagen. Why?

Be sure to visit again tomorrow, for another article in this series. Time is up. Time to fight passion with calm reason. That always works, doesn't it? Those thousands of…

Culture Philosophy

Christmas Eve Party Game: Spot the Logical Fallacy!

What better way to celebrate Christmas Eve than with a game the whole family can play? So gather round the tree, load up the eggnog with some Barbancourt 5 star,…

Culture Philosophy

Conservatives Are Dumber Than Leftists

In the Controversies From The Past Department, we recall this story. (I was reminded of it after reading an article at ProfessorBainbridge.com.) Six years ago, a list was published that…

Statistics

Democrats’ Appalling Budget Wishcast

Update No extra charge for today's initially misspelled headline. It is a logical fallacy to say that it OK for John to lie, cheat and steal because Mary lied, cheated…

Johnno on The Decline Of Western Christianity: Gradually Then SuddenlyOctober 31, 2024
Johnno please read the Apostle Paul’s writings in the Bible. He had nothing to do with Peter’s ministry. You sure…
mdub@peak.org on Hell On Earth: 1978’s Zombie Apocalypse ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ ReviewedOctober 31, 2024
Coincidentally (if you believe in coincidences) today's headline is Biden Bites Babies. Spooky.
C. Cotterman on Hell On Earth: 1978’s Zombie Apocalypse ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ ReviewedOctober 31, 2024
Thanks for watching this movie so I don't have to.
Paul Murphy on Hell On Earth: 1978’s Zombie Apocalypse ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ ReviewedOctober 31, 2024
Yikes - I have not seen the movie and now certainly won't .. but nice writing!
Brian (bulaoren) on Hell On Earth: 1978’s Zombie Apocalypse ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ ReviewedOctober 31, 2024
Death is probably the most dramatic and understandable example of entropy.