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September 2014

September 17, 2014

Debunking the NYT’s Numbers on Contraception

You may have seen the New York Times's much shared infographic on contraception failure rates, and...

November 2012

November 07, 2012

And, now, some #natesilverfacts

A Dennett post later today, I promise, but I'm terribly amused by the #natesilverfacts meme...

July 2012

July 04, 2012

Happy Higgs Day!

Today, all over America (land of science enthusiasts) fireworks will be set off in remembrance of the...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

And Speaking of Sample Size Problems…

Remember that study contrasting outcomes for children of gay parents with children in other kinds...

June 26, 2012

Returning to Turing Test Methodology

I'm a little disappointed in the commentariat for not bitching me out when I showed...

June 11, 2012

Data! Data! Data! [Blogathon 12/12]

This post is number twelve of twelve for the Secular Student Alliance Blogathon. I'm responding...

June 11, 2012

Are Civil Rights Asymmetrical? [Blogathon 7/12]

This post is number seven of twelve for the Secular Student Alliance Blogathon. I'm responding...

June 11, 2012

This is why ‘Pragmatism’ isn’t an ethical system [Blogathon 1/12]

This post is number one of twelve for the Secular Student Alliance Blogathon. I'm responding...

April 2012

April 01, 2012

Upon this ROC I will build…

I was considering writing an April Fools day post, but life's too short to not...

March 2012

March 13, 2012

An Improbable Definition of Faith

Remember you can vote once per day for the About.com Atheism Awards. I’m one of five...

February 2012

February 25, 2012

I’m like Beetlejuice, except you only have to say ‘Statistician’ once!

Remember you can vote once per day for the About.com Atheism Awards. I'm one of...

February 18, 2012

“So you’re on vacation at a science conference?”

Heck yeah I am! Here are some quick highlights from my first day at the...

February 15, 2012

Parsing that “98% of Catholics use contraception” figure

I'll be back with a longer post on the actual substance of the contraceptive mandate...

February 03, 2012

Komen Concedes (but it still sucks)

Komen spent the last two days reaping a financial windfall from pro-life activists, after they...

January 2012

January 17, 2012

Look, let me say something pragmatic and hard-hearted

For the last two days, the story of Amelia Rivera has kept showing up in...

October 2011

October 21, 2011

7 Stat Takes

--- 1 --- Some time today, BoltBus WiFi permitting, I'm going to take one last...

October 16, 2011

Bringing a Stat Book to a Culture Fight

Comments are still a little bit in flux here. Because Disqus was causing problems, it's...

July 2011

July 10, 2011

Turing Test Update

In light of the interest in the ‘Atheist’ round of my Ideological Turing Test, I’m...

July 07, 2011

Prep for Judging Ideological Turing Test

Thanks for your suggestions, the survey is now LIVE. There are fifteen Ideological Turing...

April 2011

April 03, 2011

Death of Religion Predicted by Demographers Torturing Statistics

Because what's the use of a blog that brings together Christians and atheists if it...

March 2011

March 10, 2011

Fast and Loose with Family Facts

First Things has started a new online feature I enjoy called "Family Facts." The series...

July 2010

July 23, 2010

7 Quick Takes (7/23/10)

--1-- The universe has seen fit to give me an excellent birthday present this year....