The Adventures of Shylock Holmes

In one of the more poignant remarks to come from stand-up comedians, Conan O'Brien once wonderfully observed that, eventually, all grave...

I understand why Moldbug wanted to write a post on the coronavirus . As usual, Moldbug was ahead of the curve. The reason is that he reads...

One phrase that in practice means almost the exact opposite of what it claims is the expression 'scientifically proven'. I have kn...

Here's one to file under the category of 'things that may have been obvious to most well-adjusted people, but were at least a little...

It is almost an article of faith among certain parts of the left that they are the party of science. The right is full of knuckle-dragging, ...

From the comments to the previous post : How about this argument? I think you're just pushing the social construct down (up?) a leve...

A certain class of trendy lefty and soft social science academic is fond of asserting loudly that 'race doesn't exist', or '...

Not many people really understand the idea of reversion to the mean in the context of genetics. If it’s discussed at all, it’s usually in te...

Let's take a moment to celebrate the uncommon genius of   Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov . What did Professor Ivanov do, you well may ask? He...

...we are all dead, as Mr Keynes put it. But in the long long run, the Earth is dead too. For a thoroughly fascinating description of ho...

1. If you want another great example of historical applications of  the curse of knowledge (how much you take for granted that everyone kne...

Via jwz  comes this story of a crazily effective birth control method for men : The procedure called RISUG in India (reversible inhibition o...

Every now and again, I find myself rather impressed at just how adaptable the human body is. A great example of this is jet lag. This is a...

You have to be both a chemist and skeptic of government policy (which I know applies to at least GS, and possibly others) to enjoy this one ...

...which I can report to you with a fair degree of confidence. 1. Indo Mie  brand Mi Goreng are the best instant noodles in the whole worl...

Via Mama Holmes, comes this very interesting lecture on how the over-consumption of fructose (and sucrose, which breaks down into fructose a...

Suppose it is 1983, and you are a doctor who has developed a drug that can produce an erection when injected into the penis. You need to pro...

I remember GS used to complain to me about Yank toilets, and how when you flushed them, often they would have such a violent flushing mechan...

The problem with knowing something is that it makes it very hard to accurately put yourself in the shoes of someone who doesn't know it....

Via SMH, apparently there are now betting odds on when the Woolly Mammoth will be cloned, and they are the following: 2014 or earlier: 8 ...