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A Tale Of Two Two-Sigma Signals
Two recent analyses by the CMS experiments stand out, in my opinion, for their suggestive results. They both produce evidence at the two-three sigmaish level of the signals they were after: this…
Nathan Straus: How Macy’s Jewish Magnate Helped The Poor With Science
The 1844 edition of the widely used schoolbook written by William H. McGuffey, “Newly Revised Eclectic Fourth Reader,” includes a dialogue about the difference between “true and false philanthropy”:
Vaping: Get Rid Of Flavors And You Get Rid Of Smoking Cessation Among Cigarette Users
There has been recent concern about the impact of vaping flavors on young people but the numbers are fuzzy. The US FDA has rightly cracked down on companies flagrantly violating copyright in…