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New Saliva and Prostate Facts

December 19, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

We all know that facts taken out of context can be misleading, that spurious correlations can be misdirecting. There’s even a website (and a book) that specialises in spurious correlations. One of my favourites is the 80% correlation between the letters in the winning words of a spelling bee and deaths from spider venom. Ah, the joys of unmoderated, unrefereed information.

Beautiful Light this morning. Industrial Dublin port as seen from Dun Laoghaire Pier.
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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: bbc, cancer, inside science, photos, prostate, science, skene's glands, spurious correlations, the week, usa today

Bill Bryson’s Body

November 20, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

I’ve gone down another rabbit hole with Bill Bryson. I’ve been along for the ride with him several times as he made ‘notes’ from small islands and big continents. And his idea of a history of nearly everything was great fun. His idea for The Body as A Guide for Occupants has been as enjoyable and informative a read as any of his books.

The scan that we decided would make a nice Christmas card.
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Filed Under: Anchoritism, Fake Memoir Tagged With: Bill Bryson, booklink, caroline criado perez, photo, scanography, science

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