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Profess Belief In The Science Or Be Arrested For Hate Crimes
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Profess Belief In The Science Or Be Arrested For Hate Crimes

One of our Elite Experts, with a certified degree in expertology, is getting tired of the sour looks the uncredentialed give him and his fellow Experts when they blunder, make…
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Claiming To Be Able To Blame Weather Events On Global Warming
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Claiming To Be Able To Blame Weather Events On Global Warming

This is not a big story, but it's worth highlighting because of the pernicious effects of science journalism, which suffers from the same faults as political journalism. Emphasis on extremes,…
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A Note On Mathematical Axioms (With Regard To Sizes Of Infinity)

This isn't easy going, but there's a story out, with a very good write up in Quanta, on mathematical axioms, as they apply to different sizes of infinity. Key paragraph:…
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Blog Mechanics: Ideas Solicited On How To Handle Comments: Update
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Blog Mechanics: Ideas Solicited On How To Handle Comments: Update

It was remarked the other day that a comment moderation system of some kind should be used here on the blog. The reason is that are some people who come…
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France Update: VAERS Suggests As Many Kids Dying From Vexxine as Coronadoom; Another Paper Shows Mask Mandates Don’t Work; Being Fat Is Bad; More! — Coronavirus Update LXXIX
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France Update: VAERS Suggests As Many Kids Dying From Vexxine as Coronadoom; Another Paper Shows Mask Mandates Don’t Work; Being Fat Is Bad; More! — Coronavirus Update LXXIX

FRENCH FARCE https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1414668383316938752 The French nation has descended into Effeminacy. No man may buy or sell with the Mark of the Vex. NEOLOGISM Hyperpole, n: extravagant exaggeration by politicians in…
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How Predictive Statistics Can Help Alleviate, But Not Eliminate, The Reproducibility Crisis
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How Predictive Statistics Can Help Alleviate, But Not Eliminate, The Reproducibility Crisis

Predictive statistics can help alleviate the Reproducibility Crisis by, in a word, eliminating p-values. And replacing them with superior measures more useful in quantifing the uncertainty present. Below is some,…
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Solution To The Kind-Hearted Magician — REVEALED!
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Solution To The Kind-Hearted Magician — REVEALED!

Kip Hansen last week gave us the following scenario (which I've pared to bare essentials here, but check the original if you fret): START Sam shows us three cards, two…
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Hung Jury: The Verdict On Uncertainty
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Hung Jury: The Verdict On Uncertainty

This invited paper (which I forgot to post!) appeared in the festschrift for Hung T. Nguyen, previously at New Mexico State University and now at Chiang Mai University, to celebrate…
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