My heart soared like a hawk by the hundreds of supportive comments I got on Twitter from last week’s story about two academics who want government to genetically modify ticks so that more peo…| William M. Briggs
What do you make of this headline? “Female pilots perform better under pressure, study finds”. Story opens thusly: Female pilots may outperform their male counterparts in high-pressure …| William M. Briggs
“Death is not simply a biological fact,” tweeted Sandeep Jauhar, “but it’s also a social choice.” Death has become a social choice? He continues: “To increase th…| William M. Briggs
A lady says she has the ability to identify whether tea or milk is poured in a cup first. What does “have the ability mean?” and why is it so hard to figure probabilities for it? Video …| William M. Briggs
Incidentally, the header image is genuine and not AI. I still wonder why the right did not embrace the left’s call to defund police. Think about no police. Think long and hard. After the peri…| William M. Briggs
This classic column originally ran 31 July 2008. I edited it to provide a working link to the paper and to add the author’s Fig. 1. I have no idea, but two gentlemen from the Johnson School o…| William M. Briggs
Since this is typically the slowest week of the year—even Christmas is busier—this is a good time to introduce something strange. About twenty years ago I wrote a skeptical (do not forg…| William M. Briggs
Of all the glorious winning we have had this last month, this is my favorite by far.| wmbriggs.substack.com
My joy is great. And growing:| wmbriggs.substack.com
There is an idea taking shape, vague but gaining strength, that good things are coming to Science.| wmbriggs.substack.com
