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How The Laws Of Physics Lie
The title is Nancy Cartwright's, from her book of the same name, and from an article which forms Chapter 3, "Do the Laws of Physics State the Facts?" No, she…
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What Parts Of Reality Does Science Describe, And Which Parts Are Merely Constructs?
A rose would not smell as sweet if it was called, as it likely is called in German, a sourbloodpetal. Or whatever. Naming things, getting the good names for things,…
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Somebody Might Get Hurt!
For the closing days of summer, I am posting every chapter of the first edition of Everything You Believe Is Wrong. My enemies ravaged the first edition, inserting typos galore…
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Why Science Is Broken: Hillsdale Speech Video & Transcript Now Online
Video Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLFDjRS_928 And here is Greg's talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6VMcIp21mA Transcript I followed this closely during the speech, but did not adhere to it perfectly. I don't have a…
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The Limitations Of AI: General Or Real Intelligence Is Not Possible
This is Part II of The Limitations Of AI. See Part I: Predictive Ability. Forgive me this banality, but reminders of the obvious can bring clarity: AI runs on computers.…
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Class 33: The Excesses & Errors Of Epidemiology II
Remember! Everybody can and should read Part I. Part II today requires the Class background. Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science Video https://videopress.com/v/siBqnPxX?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Links: YouTube * Twitter -…
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More Standards Brutally Gutted, Left To Bleed Out In Dark Alleys: LSATs Dropped Because Diversity
Listen to the podcast at YouTube, Bitchute, or Gab. One thing we should know about models by now is that those that make good, skillful predictions should be trusted at…
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The Ersatz Nitrogen Crisis or Delusional Expertocracy and the Destruction of Dutch Agriculture — Guest Post by Jaap Hanekamp
This post also ran at Jaap's site. Introduction The Dutch 'nitrogen crisis' revolves around the misconception that the quality of nature is predominantly determined by N-deposition coming from agriculture. That…
