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Scientists Hint That Water Perhaps Might Possibly Be Good For Kids

When I was a kid they had these things called drinking fountains in public places. Schools had 'em, too. They stood about yea-high. You'd push a button and water would…

Culture

What Could Feminist Physics Possibly Mean?

Saying "(Baby) Steps Toward Feminist Physics", as did Barbara L. Whitten in her peer-reviewed paper of the same name in the Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering---an…

Fun Statistics

How’d We Do On Our 2015 Predictions?

The answer to the post title's question is: I'm not so sure. Because why? Because the predictions everybody registered were lost when I was hacked last January. Why was I…

Statistics

Hubris & Models: Global Warming Economic Production Edition

COP21 in Paris is fast approaching and the #BigPush is on. That means we're forced to talk about global warming more than I'd like (which is not at all). But…

Statistics

Enjoy Coffee? You Could Be A Psychopath. Or, Time For A Two-Year Moratorium Of Questionnaire Science

The headline blared "Enjoy coffee or a gin and tonic? You could be a psychopath: People with dark personalities prefer bitter foods and drinks". And then the bullet points: *…

Statistics

Here’s Why That Study Claiming Religious Kids Are Less Altruistic Stinks. Updates

Update 13 August 2019 The paper has been retracted! Welcome Guardian readers. You should understand this poor study is one of thousands, all of which make similar mistakes. See the…

Statistics

Tide Gauge Locations And Sea Level Rise, Some Statistical Concerns

Marcel Crok asked me to comment on the peer-reviewed paper "Tide gauge location and the measurement of global sea level rise" Beenstock (yes) and others in the journal Environmental and…

Philosophy

It Is Irrational to Believe in Science

This article only begins the subject; it does not end it. Atheists, beware the So’s-Your-Old-Man Fallacy. Belief in the absence of evidence is irrational. There is no evidence for believing…

C-Marie on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 6, 2025
Right on, Brian (bulaoren)!! It has never been the same without Rush!! God bless, C-Marie
PK on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 6, 2025
Radio has been my passion since I was a kid. Around age 11, I had an AM/FM/Shortwave radio at my…
KGB on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 5, 2025
Cole's article, while reading like the diary of a jilted 7th grade girl, is the very embodiment of crying out…
Briggs on Test Your IQ With These Puzzles! (Not So Easy!)July 4, 2025
John W, Garrett, You are welcome.
Richard S. on The Sad End Of RadioJuly 4, 2025
I'm sorry but must correct the record. I have been a radio fan since the early 1960s -- AM, FM,…