Category Archives: Truth

“Visualizing Probabilistic Proof”

Posted on September 26, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

That is the title of our latest paper on the blue bus problem, a favorite law-school hypothetical of torts and evidence professors. (We wrote up a first draft of our paper in Tarpon Springs, Florida during the summer of 2013 and made some stylistic … Continue reading →

Posted in Bayesian Reasoning, Law, Truth | Tagged Blue Bus Problem, Evidence | 1 Comment

Who won the Carr-Benkler wager?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

The Carr-Benkler wager was a bet made way back in 2006 between Nicholas Carr, an internet critic and 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist who coined the disparaging (but accurate) term “digital sharecropping” to describe Facebook’s exploitative business model, and Yochai Benkler, an internet champion and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bayesian Reasoning, Truth, Web/Tech | Tagged Carr-Benkler Wager, Nicholas Carr, Yochai Benkler | 2 Comments

Happy fourth anniversary, Retraction Watch

Posted on August 8, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Originally posted on Retraction Watch:
Yesterday was our fourth birthday. We published our first post, “Why write a blog about retractions?” on August 3, 2010, and the anniversary seems as good a time as any to review where we’ve been.…

Posted in Academia, Science, Truth | Tagged Fraud, Science | Leave a comment

Veritas odium paret

Posted on July 29, 2014 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Consider, for example, the recent spate of self-righteous indignation over Stephen A. Smith’s “provocation” comments or over the Israeli Defense Forces’ ongoing military operation in Gaza. Why do people disagree with the simple truth in either case–i.e. most violence is provoked, which, … Continue reading →