Steven Pinker, Crank
At least he doesn’t start out that way. The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that in an isolated system (one …
At least he doesn’t start out that way. The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that in an isolated system (one …
As promised, Coyne has published his follow-up article. Again, here’s his thesis: In a post one week ago, “The ideological …
I bang on about statistical power because it indirectly raises the odds of a false positive. In brief, it forces you to …
The results are finally in, my spreadsheet has been updated, and the model which best predicted the US election of …
Combining multiple polls together is an old idea, but in our interconnected and data-rich age it’s become a popular past …
While I’m sold on Bayesian statistics, I still like to read what frequentists have to say in reply. Maybe I …
It’s been a while, so the details may be wrong but the spirit is true. I briefly became acquanted with …
PZ Myers seems to have pissed off quite a few people, this time for taking Steven Pinker to task. His take …
When Bill Nye stood up to debate Ken Ham, his opening focused on the chosen subject: “is creation a viable model …
It’s a great summary, going into much more depth than most. I really like how Muller brought out a concrete example …