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Just What Is Signal And What Is Noise?
There are two senses of Signal and Noise (SN). The first is obvious: a signal, some known phenomenon, is corrupted by outside forces, where these caused corruptions are the noise.…
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University Drops Math, May Add Diversity Requirement
"How much is the cube root of -169?" "Race is a social construct and quotas must exist to increase the proportion of people of color." "Correct. Question two: Describe the…
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Attorneys General Embrace Lysenkosim With Gusto: Why Now?
What took 'em so long? Put it another way. Given the manifest benefits of defining scientific "truth" by State fiat, why did government take so long in making Lysenkoism official…
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Obama’s Climate Challenge. Do Business Leaders Dare To Take It?
Today's important political post is at The Stream: Obama's Climate Challenge. Do Business Leaders Dare To Take It? President Obama is bruiting the idea of a $10 per barrel oil…
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Keenan’s $100-Grand Climate Challenge & Randomness
Lots of people are asking me about Douglas Keenan's challenge to identify which time series meets a certain criterion. If our betters are as good as they say at identifying…
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The Pope’s Bargain. Accept It—If You Dare
Pope Francis told Congress we need to care for the environment. And in people's minds, and in his encyclical Laudato Si', this means at least acknowledging the threat of man-caused…
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An Exchange with Newsday About Pope Francis
Regular readers will recall that I like to document my interactions with the press, especially the mainstream media. I do this to show the discrepancy from what they are told…
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Laudato Si: “The Curate’s Egg.” The Not So Excellent Parts. Guest Post by Bob Kurland
See the first part of this article. Every judgment of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such…