These puzzles showcase the base rate fallacy; the second one is also an example of the false positive paradox. When people ...
Model math standards produced by conservative education advocates helped spark a battle in South Dakota that could spread to other states.
Susan Gilkerson, a math teacher and school bus driver, stood before a South Dakota education board and issued a warning. The proposed math standards the board was considering — just 36 pages, less ...
Science in meter and verse ...
Arizona has become the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the prediction market platform of ...
It's said that statistics don't lie, but they often don't tell the whole truth, either. A Cornell statistics expert has come up with a method he believes can boost statistical power and significantly ...
Recently, evidence derived from cognitive dissonance theory has been criticized, leading some to suggest that dissonance is not a thing. This post addresses those criticisms.