Can a poem can be reduced to a statistical discourse? While not an eclectic Tom Lehrer composition, a scriptural poem’s profound imagery can be reduced to numbers. For Mr. Leher, his song –The Elements- provides Chemistry Student a tool for memorizing the Periodic Table. For the Hebrew Bible’s Psalm #1, a numerical calculus is suggestedContinue reading “Poetry On Odds?”
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Of Miraclism, Probabilities, Possibilities &… Life
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened! Vin Scully Sports have miracle moments. The 2025 Baseball World Series was loaded with them; it’s a numbers’ game. In Baseball, the team holding the lead into the ninth inning has ever increasing odds of winning. In turn, the opposing team in deficitContinue reading “Of Miraclism, Probabilities, Possibilities &… Life”
Thou Shalt Not Use Statistics? A Ten Commandments’ Tale
there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics benjamin disraeli statistics are often thrown around as if they are the truth. statistics, sadly, are actually a tool for lying and deceit. government agencies often use statistics to justify both policy and spending. for example, during the height of covid-19, a governmental agencyContinue reading “Thou Shalt Not Use Statistics? A Ten Commandments’ Tale”
The Ten Commandments Project 