There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.
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The Marginal Cost of Children
In 1750, the British Parliament passed the Iron Act which encouraged the production of pig iron and iron bar in the colonies by removing the import duties to Britain. They sought to undercut the expensive importation of raw iron materials … Continue reading
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A Quiet Thing
This September, the weather here has been hot, humid, sultry. A few days ago, I spied a young boy stepping down from a yellow school bus with a dark black mask hung rudely on his face at a haughty angle … Continue reading
The Forgotten Man
By William Graham Sumner I propose in this lecture to discuss one of the most subtile and widespread social fallacies. It consists in the impression made on the mind for the time being by a particular fact, or by the … Continue reading
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A House Divided
With the election of 2020 finished, the division of our country into two tribes is complete. One way to observe this transition is to inspect the voting patterns of local districts with the party votes separated. In particular, consider the … Continue reading
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Science as Falsification
by Karl R. Popper (Excerpted from Conjectures and Refutations) When I received the list of participants in this course and realized that I had been asked to speak to philosophical colleagues I thought, after some hesitation and consultation, that you … Continue reading
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The Desert Storm
One aspect of the science of global warming is the measurement of ground temperature on a local basis. Stations for this purpose have been set worldwide on an irregular basis. Previously, two stations at some distance from each other were … Continue reading
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