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How Factual Are Your Facts?

By Poison_Ivy - Posted on April 16th, 2008

In a previous blog, I posted that I do not understand statistics in the least. After studying to the point of insanity, I now see statistics in an entirely new way. I can now read percentages and question where these numbers came from. Are they a true representative sample of the population? How big was their sample size? What kinds of bias are involved with the results? Read More »

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Pipebombs in Dorm Rooms

By WhyWorry - Posted on March 6th, 2008

Tagged: bombs • College • experiments • explosives • pipebombs • UC-Davis • university

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/us/06cnd-davis.html?ref=us Read More »

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The Goodness Experiment

By the goodness ex... - Posted on February 13th, 2008

Tagged: experimentation • experiments • goodness • Humanism • kindness • morality • Personal Reflection • Self-discovery

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Kids are smarter than chimps! Didn't see that coming.

By nameinlights - Posted on September 8th, 2007

Tagged: Children • chimpanzees • cognitive • Evolution • experiments • tests • Education • Effective government

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22377952-13762,00.html Read More »

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