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Little Nate’s Plan To Save The World
Guffaw is not a word met on the street, but is seen in books and other literary matter, and until last week I had never heard anybody say it. I…
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Stay The Course: Have Some Class
One thing that bothers our guys is microplastics. Tiny bits of plastic, made from manufacturing everything, that make their way through the world, yes, even into our food and water,…
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Nobody Believes Anything Based On “No Evidence”
A common scurrilous sophomoric ridiculous false charge leveled against those of a religious bent, and made by internet atheists, is that the religious hold their beliefs "Based on no evidence."…
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Good Vs Bad Science (Models) & How You Can Tell The Difference: Think Twice Science
Last time at Think Twice Science (video below for those who, embarrassingly, forgot to watch) we discussed bad models and the bad predictions which arise from them. Those bad models,…
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In Which I Shockingly Agree With Sabine That Most Science Is Of Little Or No Value
Given Sabine's penchant for posting overly shocked thumbnails for her video splash-screens, I present this equivalent dramatic image. I like to tease Sabine Hossenfelder, especially when she chooses to inform…
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Lacent’s Vaccination Model Says What Its Told To Say
I beg your indulgence, dear reader. Please stay with me for these introductory paragraphs. I want to teach you how to read these papers so that you are well equipped…
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The False Expectation Of Permanence
As yet another in a long (and growing) line of hilarious jokes, I posted on Twitter a short video of the changing location of the magnetic north pole, from the…
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Funding Increases To Foster Even More Cheating In Science
I don't often discuss cheating in science, because the conclusion "It's bad, don't do it" doesn't need explication. Even those cheating are clever enough to swear to the conclusion's truth.…