ReasonRx Podcast Episode 63 Lies, Damned Lies — and Truth — About Statistics
Episode also available on many, many podcast apps, as well as free on Amazon and Audible. In this episode I discuss the great, classic article …
Statistics
Hyperbolas in Statistics: Regression Confidence Intervals
This stuff is beautiful. I love it. From the second edition of Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (9th Edition) by Ronald E. Walpole, …
Feynman On Science
“The job of a scientist is to listen carefully to nature, not to tell nature how to behave.” Dr. Richard Feynam, Nobel Prize winner in …
Learning and Science
In “Why Kids Shouldn’t Sit Still in Class” (NY Times, March 21, 2017) Donna de La Cruz wrote:“We fall into this trap that if kids …
“A Once in a hundred year Flood”
Oh. That’s what it means. In “Floods: Recurrence intervals and 100-year floods,” the United States Geologic Survey says:Possibly you can remember when a really big …
Quote on Knowledge
Though he was wrong on many or most things, Hegel did make a statement, that, in a rational mind, is true:The true is the whole.In …
Want to Lose Weight? Just Exhale
Exhale, and you’ll lose a few grams! More precisely, 2.5-6 grams, or 0.1-0.2 oz, depending on your size.Just do the math: (lung volume) x (density of …
Sugar, Learning, and Health
In “Experts Say Food May Contribute To Anger, Violent Behavior” (CBS Boston, March 15, 2013 11:18 PM), Michelle Roberts writes:Nutritionist Nicolette Pace says carbs can …