This may just be the right time....

...to revisit this discussion. Keep the current election in mind as you read all the posts.

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On Thursday I'll be heading up to Baltimore to give a talk at Johns Hopkins University. I'll be discussing an old favorite: The Monty Hall Problem! Actually, it's been about two years since I've given a talk on that particular subject, so it will be nice to have an excuse to revisit it. From…
Sorry folks, my new apartment is not yet hooked up to the web and on top of that I was down in NYC last week. As a result no new posts. And no facts ... but as soon as I have some time I'll continue that series. If you have some facts or stats about the current state of the US please post it (them…
I am Coturnix. If that is insufficient information for you, click on "Read more..." I used to run three blogs (all three linked from the sidebar): Science And Politics (a little bit about everything, certainly not limited to just science and politics), Circadiana (focused on chronobiology: study…
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