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Experts: Not Showing Ads Leads To 94,867 Fewer Cases Of Obesity In London
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Experts: Not Showing Ads Leads To 94,867 Fewer Cases Of Obesity In London

Repeat after me: all models only say what they are told to say. https://twitter.com/MayorofLondon/status/1554464060732735488 An incredible result, says the mayor of London. Let's see how this incredible result came to…
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List Of Evidence Showing There Is No Nitrogen “Crisis” In The Netherlands
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List Of Evidence Showing There Is No Nitrogen “Crisis” In The Netherlands

On the Fourth of July, a group of angry Dutch farmers and fishermen, presumably dressed as colorful Frisians, and in the grip of angry exuberance, burnt bales of hay on…
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Un-Non-Change Changing Of The Guard — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
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Un-Non-Change Changing Of The Guard — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

The purpose of war is either defense or conquest. Assuming the defense loses, the conqueror faces an immediate question. Which comes first, catechize, or commercialize? The history of man is…
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The Horrible Predictions Of Climate Change
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The Horrible Predictions Of Climate Change

Here are some horrible predictions of climate change, first from Newsweek, then from Time magazine. Most of this will be familiar, indeed quotes like these are our daily fare, but…
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Get Ready For Women Mathematicians To Win Many Awards!
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Get Ready For Women Mathematicians To Win Many Awards!

Update 6 July. Ahem. As predicted below, a female has won the Field's Medal. And not only a female. A Ukrainian female. "vibrancy" said a judge. "Viazovska, who is based…
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There Are No Such Things As 100-Year Floods: Global Warming Isn’t Making Floods Worse
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There Are No Such Things As 100-Year Floods: Global Warming Isn’t Making Floods Worse

Reader Chuck Lampert writes: Hi Briggs! I got into a kerfluffle with some Climate Apocalypse true believers who said the frequency of 1/50, 1/100, 1/500, and 1/1000 yr floods is…
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Case Study Of How Conservatives Surrender: Douthat & Men Who Think They’re Women
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Case Study Of How Conservatives Surrender: Douthat & Men Who Think They’re Women

One of the best known observations on our side is that conservatives surrender. They never conserve anything, and are always well pleased to be seen as not causing too much…
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What’s Really Going On With China’s Coronadoom Policy In Shanghai?
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What’s Really Going On With China’s Coronadoom Policy In Shanghai?

If we had to pick one image to sum up China's coronadoom policy: https://twitter.com/gummibear737/status/1512929396264472578 Shanghai is locked down. People aren't allowed outside their government-designed domiciles. Except for small numbers of…
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