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Why PZ Myers is off my reading list

Summary: PZ Myers has created a “rude” environment on his blog, where the emphasis on ridicule and insult can obscure the nuances that separate good scholarship from pseudo-scholarship. [EDIT-- It has...

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Thad

Thad Roberts: my one-time friend, and one of science’s greatest betrayers I’ve been sitting on this post for more than a year. I don’t know why. Its been more than a decade since I knew Thad Roberts,...

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Yarrr! The pirates of Brittany!

Since today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and since I’m celebrating from my sabbatical home in Bretagne (Brittany), it seems appropriate to highlight the French contributions in pirate...

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Pseudo-scholarship and the Libertarians

In this post I consider the definition of pseudo-scholarship as something more subtle than pseudo-science, and I examine an essay by Ayn Rand as an example. This post examines some poor aspects of...

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There is difference between science and debate

The goal of science is to build knowledge. The goal of a debate is to win. While these can sometimes look very similar, they are not the same. Online media have created platforms where superficial...

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Structured reasoning with ProbLog

ProbLog is a simple language for probabilistic reasoning. It allows you to write logic programs that account for uncertainty among the facts and propositions, and it can calculate the probabilities of...

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An experiment with Deep Sky Stacker

Following a comment on my previous post, “Getting started with night photography,” I was inspired to try out Deep Sky Stacker, a popular application for astrophotography. I’ve avoided using DSS for two...

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Galactic Center over Lighthouse: do-over

About six weeks ago I posted a photo showing the Milky Way over a lighthouse on Ilse de Groix, as seen from the coast of southern Brittany in France. I still have a lot to learn about post-processing....

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Choosing our Labels

What is the difference between an Atheist and an Agnostic, and does it matter?   Atheists are stuck with a lot of nasty stereotypes. Those stereotypes are regularly reinforced by popular media and by...

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Extraordinary Tweets and the Madness of Crowds

Twitter accelerates the spread old-fashioned mob thinking. Thanks to the efforts of internet skeptics, older varieties of internet noise email hoaxes seem more or less tamed. But recent blowups — from...

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About Chris Winstead

Professional Information Chris Winstead is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Utah State University. Those seeking professional information about Chris Winstead, his...

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