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Searching For Justice Against The World’s Worst Mass Murderers.
politics / science / social justice / society

Searching For Justice Against The World’s Worst Mass Murderers.

Posted on: August 17, 2023September 7, 2023

No, this isn’t about podcast-worthy serial killers… but the case is ongoing.

Going Down Some Rabbit Holes With Natural Experiments, Mind Viruses, And Simulated Universes.
republicans / science / science fiction / society / sociology

Going Down Some Rabbit Holes With Natural Experiments, Mind Viruses, And Simulated Universes.

Posted on: March 29, 2023

Everything is awful, so let’s go down the philosophical rabbit hole and take another look at philosophical zombies, mind viruses, testable hypotheses, and how that relates to the idea that the universe is a simulation.

Strawberry Festivals, Treadmill Clothesracks, And Research: When The Claims Don’t Match The Study
science / sociology

Strawberry Festivals, Treadmill Clothesracks, And Research: When The Claims Don’t Match The Study

Posted on: December 21, 2022September 7, 2023

Some signs of bad science reporting (and bad science), with examples.

When Randomness Is Not Random (But Still Is Random)
philosophy / science

When Randomness Is Not Random (But Still Is Random)

Posted on: July 19, 2022September 7, 2023

The world is deeply, deeply *strange*.

And you can hold that strangeness in the palm of your hand.

You Can’t Just Measure When Things Are Going Wrong
business / health / science

You Can’t Just Measure When Things Are Going Wrong

Posted on: March 22, 2022April 15, 2022

Measuring things quietly in the background can have a huge impact in your productivity and quality of life.

Numbers, Honesty, And Surveys
science / sociology

Numbers, Honesty, And Surveys

Posted on: September 30, 2020May 31, 2021

So there’s this thing called “Benford’s Law” – and I think that it might be super useful in determining when people aren’t completely honest in survey research.

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