Posted inFun Statistics
Climate Hustle, Readers Write
Hustling along I was over at the UN yesterday and met Marc Marano, who interviewed me for his upcoming documentary tentatively titled Climate Hustle. With fedora jauntily tipped back to…
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Autism And Stem-Cell Derived Vaccines: Deisher’s New Paper
Background Stacy Trasancos asked me to review her post "Why Are Catholics Criticizing Dr. Theresa Deisher?", and in particular the paper "Impact of environmental factors on the prevalence of autistic…
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Exposure To Fracking Reduces Low-Birth-Weight Babies
Shouldn't a peer-reviewed paper which purports to tie chemicals produced in the manufacture of natural gas (fracking etc.) to birth defects actually measure exposure (of fetus carriers, i.e. "mothers") to…
Posted inCulture Philosophy
Government To Issue Baby Licenses
Regular readers will recall that I am a (self-appointed) bioethicist, a post I take on not because I need the work, but because the professionals are making such a hash…
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Ask A Scientific Ethicist: Baby Making, Auto Mishap, ISIS Attacks
This was supposed to run this morning. No idea why it didn't. This week, three letters from concerned readers. Too many babies Dear Scientific Ethicist, Hopefully this subject matter isn't…
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Decline Of Participation In Religious Rituals With Improved Sanitation
Answer me this. Earl at the end of the bar, on his sixth or seventh, tells listeners just what's wrong with America's science policy. His words receive knowing nods from…
Posted inCulture Philosophy
Another Academic Calls For Shorter People To Battle Global Warming
Academic philosopher S Matthew Liao (NYU) and pals are coming to get you. They want to monkey with your genes, kill your unwanted, inject growth-stunting hormones into your womb, poison…
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Evolution Under Fixed Constraints; Or, Why Random Changes Don’t Cut It
See if this analogy makes sense. A ramp onto which you loose a ball, which can roll down and fall into one of three slots. The configuration is such that…