Because what's the use of a blog that brings together Christians and atheists if it doesn't take time to snark on bad science reporting/bad study methodology? I like geeking out about this, but if it's not your cup of tea, never fear: the next post in queue covers the ex-gay lecture I mentioned I was attending on Friday. UPDATE: Thanks to Darksmiles for pointing out an error in this post. I misread the scale of some of the graphs in this paper, since the study listed them as "percentages" … [Read more...]
Fast and Loose with Family Facts
March 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
First Things has started a new online feature I enjoy called "Family Facts." The series is described as "an occasional series of data presentations about family and religious practice and analysis of their role in maintaining civil society." Given how much I love data and data visualization, I'm delighted. I'm not so delighted with the most recent installment on who children live with. Here's the chart: See that note on the side, where it says "Figures for 1961 to 1967 have been … [Read more...]
7 Quick Takes (7/23/10)
July 23, 2010 By 4 Comments
--1-- The universe has seen fit to give me an excellent birthday present this year. On Wednesday, I discovered this video of my new favorite machine in the whole world: a train that lays its own tracks! I am a total eight-year-old boy when it comes to big noisy machines. Pity the person who got stuck behind me on a narrow escalator the other day. The escalator next to ours was being repaired, so I stopped walking and hung halfway over the rail trying to get a good look at the guts of … [Read more...]
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