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Detail from The Temptation of St. Anthony
Originally posted on Biblioklept:
prior probability is reblogging this detail from “The Temptation of St. Anthony” by Hieronymus Bosch to remind ourselves about the importance of imagination and that literature and the arts often have more to say about the human condition than science does … Continue reading
Mickey Mouse Bets
Via the Volokh Conspiracy (perhaps the best academic blog on matter of legal theory), prior probability overheard the following proposition from Prof. Glynn Lunney: “Anyone interested in starting a pool on whether Congress extends copyright for another 20 years by 2018? Or … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Bet, Copyright Extension, Glynn Lunney, Mickey Mouse, Volokh Conspiracy
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Who benefits when state secrets are revealed?
According to Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who revealed Snowden’s secrets, it’s you. Here is the essence of Mr Greenwald’s argument: “Please just spend a moment considering the options available to someone with access to numerous Top Secret documents. * * … Continue reading
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Tagged Bradley Manning, Cui bono?, Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, Secrets
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The woman who helped Snowden
Her name is Laura Poitras … … and her remarkable story is here.
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Tagged Edward Snowden, Encryption, Freedom Fighters, Laura Poitras
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Advice for academics …
… Ask questions that matter. These words of wisdom are Robin Hanson‘s. Hanson, an academic entrepreneur, promoter of prediction markets, and thoughtful blogger (his excellent blog is called Overcoming Bias), also has this to say: “I … know lots of academics, and they … Continue reading
Is the “Justice for Trayvon” movement finished?
It sure looks that way to prior probability. The mainstream news media, for example, are reporting that a 31-day student “sit-in” in Tallahassee, Fla. (the State capital) to protest the State of Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law has come to … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, Justice for Trayvon, Second Amendment, Self-Defense, Stand Your Ground
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Is it time for a new Constitutional Convention?
Mark Levin, a lawyer, a former bureaucrat (*), and a conservative commentator, who has just published an intriguing book called The Liberty Amendments: Restoring the American Republic, says “yes.” In short, he calls for a new Constitutional Convention to “turn … Continue reading
Coffee and risk
Some “scientists” are now claiming that drinking more than four cups of coffee per day can increase the risk of death in some persons. But, aside from the fact that most published research findings are false, here is prior probability‘s response (via xkcd): xkcd.com
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Tagged Coffee, Risk, Why Most Research Findings Are False, xkcd
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Permian politics?
According to Bored Panda, this is what a political map of the world would have looked like during the Permian geological period 300 million years ago. prior probability wonders what will the world look like 300 million years from now?
Prosecutorial discretion and the “war on drugs”
There has been a lot of talk lately, especially in the legal blogosphere, about the new Department of Justice (DOJ) policy on mandatory-minimum sentences for drug offenses. See, e.g., these posts on popehat, volokh, and simple justice. What many commentators are … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug Offenses, Legalization, Mandatory Minimum Sentences, War on Drugs
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