"Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write." – H.G. Wells As you may have heard, President Trump has dismissed the head of the US ...

Here are the predictions for Round 23. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.

Here are the predictions for Week 2. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.

Here are the predictions for Round 3. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.

Here are the predictions for Week 23. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.

As I noted at the time: nope, and nope. Following up, the drugs in question, called calcilytics, continue to not be used to treat asthma. Hope is not entirely lost — a 2022 research paper says these ...

From XKCD, the most commonly reported plant and animal on iNaturalist for each US state (click to embiggen) ...

Nitrate in high enough doses converts hemoglobin to an inactive form, and babies are more susceptible. There are other risks, but they are more speculative according to the CDC. The risk should be ...