Follow up: Fiegl-Ding says UK is killing people
Fiegl-Ding’s claim did not age well. In mid-July, Eric Feigl-Ding, a nutritionist who fashioned himself as an epidemiologist, said the UK’s Covid plans would kill people in this superlative laden…
Random correlations are not science conclusions
About as weak a study as you can find: Link between wildfires and COVID cases established. This poor quality paper is receiving mountains of press coverage purporting to link the…
Parody: “Counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards bound for New Orleans seized by U.S. Customs”
The level of idiocy in the country is amazing. Last spring you could download the PDF file from official government public health web sites and print them yourself. You can…
Canada’s smart phone Covid-19 tracking app found to be mostly worthless
I pointed out in the spring of 2020, and several times since then, that smartphone based Covid-19 tracking apps were essentially worthless and applying tech in a way that would…
Economist shows correlation between economists and idiots
R^2 = 0.25. This is not a correlation. In case he deletes the chart
Media thinks you should wear a face mask forever
Source: Five reasons you may still want to wear a mask Most reporters still do not understand that a random bit of cloth is not the same as an N95,…