Don’t be a skeptic / the noun problem
Prefer the adjective: be skeptical of a claim, not “a skeptic.” Nouns become tribes. Evidence can move; identities resist. “Denier” is not a trait.
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Why eight fingers would (probably) increase Type-1 error
A base-8 culture would likely set alpha at “0.04,” equal to 0.0625 in base-10. Looser cutoffs would publish more false positives. Ten fingers shaped 0.05.
Read Article →Classifying words during sleep
Sleeping brains still sorted new animal vs. object words, Kouider’s EEG study found. Meaning extraction continued after subjects drifted off.
Read Article →Eyes in space
In-space 3-D printed mirrors could beat launch limits on telescopes. Bigger monolithic apertures would image exoplanet air and hunt for life.
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