Can flu vaccine give you flu? New paper seems to say yes. Their conclusion: "the risk of influenza was significantly higher for the vaccinated compared to the unvaccinated state...yielding a…

My joy is great. And growing: I responded on Twitter (follow me): "You might not know it, but this is a MAJOR VICTORY of outstanding proportions. Overhead is what fed…

This is on the philosophy (not mechanics) of the predictive limitations of so-called artificial intelligence models. AI is no different than other models in principle, being only statements which connect…

I'm happy to report that we had a good crop of predictions for 2024. As is usual, I only highlight the best, or worst, or funniest forecast every entrant gave.…

We continue our leisurely and in-depth study of the works of David Stove. We're still with his book On Enlightenment. This article is long, so if you're short of time,…

If you're short of time, and know about the past---which as of last week is now historical---failures of higher education, skip When It Was It Bad and jump right to…

My dear readers, this can be disturbing material. It is, after all, the description of a non-comedic unsettling zombie movie. If you dislike such things, please do not read further.…

Here's a graph which I entitle Gradually Then Suddenly (ladies, try not to swoon over my astonishing artistic gifts): If you're a classicist you might prefer the title Motus In…