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Uncertainty Reviewed Again: It is such a good book, and I recommend it without reservation

Don Aitkin, author of Moving On: A Tale of the Millennium, also available here, and feted here, and reviewed here, has reviewed my Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability and…

Book review Philosophy Statistics

The Great Day Is Here! Uncertainty Meets The World

The Great Day---the Day yearned for by all humanity, or at least weakly anticipated by you, Dear Reader---has arrived! Let the trumpet sound and celebration begin! The release of Uncertainty:…

Statistics

Do People Really Believe In Chance & The Deadly Sin of Reification?

From our very own JMJ, who asked this in response to an announcement of my new book (read this first): Briggs, how many people how you encountered who need these…

Statistics

Number 1 Book In Epistemology & In Logic! Get It While It’s Hot!

It's probably gone by now, but for a little while my new book, Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics, was "#1 New Release in Epistemology" then "#1 New…

Culture Statistics

Reader Query & Assist Request: Health Data In India

Busy Saturday, so a plea from reader Aman Rastogi: Sir, I am a student from Lucknow University, INDIA, pursuing my Masters in Public Health there. Few days back I have…

Culture Philosophy

How To Make An Atheist Cry

Before I expose the secret of atheist lachrymosity, let me tell you how you won't make a physicist cry. Tell a physicist that there would be no gravity without G.…

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The Bayesian Metaphor Can Do More Harm Than Good: Update

Quoting from a post on vampires, "In Bayesian inference, you start with some initial beliefs (called 'Bayesian priors' or just 'priors'), and then you 'update' them as you receive new…

Statistics

Third Way Of Probability & Statistics Gets Comments

I just discovered a written comment, actually two, on my sketch-paper "The Third Way Of Probability & Statistics: Beyond Testing and Estimation To Importance, Relevance, and Skill". Now when I…

McChuck on IQ Is Not IntelligenceMay 30, 2025
"Ceci n'est pas une pipe."
C-Marie on IQ Is Not IntelligenceMay 30, 2025
So, my younger sister, when she was in the fifth grade, took what was called, an Intelligence test back in…
JH on Class 52: The Origin Of ParametersMay 29, 2025
Notation is crucial in math. I still remember how confused I was when my professors made writ-os in the equations…
Briggs on Class 52: The Origin Of ParametersMay 29, 2025
Thanks, Lou.
Lou on Class 52: The Origin Of ParametersMay 29, 2025
Hello, You requested some feedback; Please just keep going, I like the math Regards