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Baloney Detection 101: the Clustering Illusion
It doesn’t seem to make sense that truly random events would bunch together, or cluster, and this, the Clustering Illusion, is the perception that such events are non-random, unusual, significan… more →
The Call of Troythulu
Messages
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Hmmm… I am setting out today to write about messages. The ones that come out of nowhere, that … more →
Did the Department of Justice Say that the Government Would NOT Assassinate Americans????? | Washington's Blog
wrote 2 months ago: mussobama (Photo credit: GunnyG1345) EXCERPT….. What Holder is saying, in substantive terms, i … more →
The myth (and lucrative business) of "entrepreneurship"
wrote 2 months ago: Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I’ve learned a couple of pretty import … more →
Most common of errors...Apophenia? Patternicity? Pareidolia?
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wrote 7 months ago: Most common of errors…Apophenia? Patternicity? Pareidolia? There are different types of mistak … more →
Perceiving phoney patterns: apophenia
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wrote 9 months ago: After a run of red lights, surely a green one is due, or is that a red flag? How to recognise this t … more →
Slow Down, Cowboy! How BI Users can Avoid the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
wrote 2 years ago: It is better to know nothing than to know what ain’t so. - Josh Billings A Texas cowboy fires … more →
You Are Not So Smart
wrote 2 years ago: The Misconception: You take randomness into account when determining cause and effect. The Truth: Yo … more →
Get Your Children Vaccinated. Please?
wrote 2 years ago: Are you willing to put your child’s health at risk because of your own ignorance of science? When as … more →
Logical Fallacies -- the Incorrect Cause
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wrote 3 years ago: Hey, guys. This post deals with a group of closely related fallacies of logic known as Incorrect Cau … more →
End Of Science: Texas Sharpshooters In The Petabyte Age
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wrote 4 years ago: Chris Anderson wrote an interesting piece in Wired this year heralding the dawn of the Petabyte Age, … more →
Baloney Detection 101: the Clustering Illusion
wrote 3 years ago: It doesn’t seem to make sense that truly random events would bunch together, or cluster, and t … more →
