Magnitude Matters

Which will come first? Intentional detonation of a nuclear weapon as an act of war or A battle with robots fighting robots as the dominant f...

File this under:  Wanted: new conspiracy theories—all ours came true . When DNA testing and genomic profiling was first rolling out as a mas...

Which will come first? Aliens Contact Us or We Contact Aliens How quickly you dismiss this question on its very premises is interesting in i...

We mostly all agree on the premises: Progress comes through experimentation. Most experiments fail. We mostly all disagree on the conclusion...

Let me state upfront I know that for the most part (if at all) I am not breaking new ground here.  Are we all basically agnostic? Or all bas...

Perhaps this already exists, but I doubt it. At least I do not expect this ambitious of a study has been attempted at the rigor I desire. An...

I see a lot of vague or implied speculation on why there are such large differences in COVID-19 death rates (et al.) among various countries...

Here is a message to future generations for when they find themselves in the next pandemic. This is subject to change, but you would already...

Perhaps that title has you scratching your head, or perhaps it has you filled with indignant rage. In any case your first question should be...

It has been too long since I shared things worth reading... Scott Sumner explains just how rigged it all is in America, and how despite t...

This is a special episode of highly linkable. Following my hiatus, a backlog of links has developed. I am breaking them down into a few grou...

I want to go to there . For those of you pondering in your apartments 'why should I read in my shower when I could listen to a podcast...

Never eat a bad meal again says Todd Kliman. And don't miss this link in the article. Scott Sumner on NYC's regressive property ...

Don't look now, but there are chemicals, CHEMICALS!, in our bananas, eggs, and other "natural" foods. Chemistry teacher James ...

What a country ! I've suspected this  for some time, and I don't think it will be very controversial before too long except maybe ...