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- Seeing Theory https://seeing-theory.brown.edu 4 comments
- Seeing Theory: A visual introduction to probability and statistics (2017) https://seeing-theory.brown.edu/index.html 18 comments
- Conspiracy theories are predictable. Here are some of the ones you'll see on Election Day https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/06/politics/conspiracy-theories-election-day-midterms/index.html 32 comments politics
- The Turkey They Dont Want You To See (2022) - The Rumors of their existence has been a mystery. Dive into a hidden diaspora of Africans born in Turkey, hear their theories of how they came to be, who they are today and what their message is. [00:16:08] https://youtu.be/6mawIGPnJhQ 16 comments documentaries
- After Metaphysics | Giving up the search for truth and seeing their work as unconstrained by theories of the world would give philosophers more agency, and more accountability. https://iai.tv/articles/auid-2157-return-of-metaphysics-rorty-pragmatism-poetry-auid-2157&utm_source=reddit&_auid=2020 2 comments philosophy
- Now that he's lost his first name we won't get to see Theory do this spot again on the main roster https://streamable.com/hz18jt 30 comments squaredcircle
- In a Numerical Coincidence, Some See Evidence for String Theory | Quanta Magazine https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-correction-to-einstein-hints-at-evidence-for-string-theory-20220121/ 5 comments futurology
- It’s shocking to see so many leftwingers lured to the far right by conspiracy theories | George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/22/leftwingers-far-right-conspiracy-theories-anti-vaxxers-power 51 comments politics
- Programming as Theory Building. I came across this paper that entered one of the best I've read on my life (see the comments for some snippets) https://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~remzi/Naur.pdf 5 comments programming
- Schools see brain drain of educators following anti-critical race theory protests https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/critical-race-theory-battles-are-driving-frustrated-exhausted-educators-out-n1273595 1741 comments politics
- Republicans see critical race theory as new front in ongoing culture wars https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/559732-republicans-see-critical-race-theory-as-new-front-in-ongoing-culture-wars 38 comments politics
- Why would anyone argue against billionaires paying more tax? Just see Useful Idiot theory | Arwa Mahdawi | Opinion https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/11/why-would-anyone-argue-against-billionaires-paying-more-tax-just-see-useful-idiot-theory 19 comments politics
- Trump’s Conspiracy-Addled Brain Sees Elderly Protester as a Potential Terrorist | The president brushed off Buffalo police leaving a 75-year-old man bleeding on the ground by questioning if he’s actually an “ANTIFA provocateur,” amplifying a fringe right-wing theory given airtime on OANN. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/06/donald-trump-buffalo-protester-antifa-terrorist-conspiracy 22 comments politics
- Law enforcement officials fear that the US will see an increase in arson and violence linked to 5G conspiracy theories, according to reports https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-violence-feared-as-5g-conspiracy-theories-reach-us-abc-2020-5?r=us&ir=t 32 comments technology
- As Trump Pushes Theory Of Virus Origins, Some See Parallels To Iraq https://news.wbfo.org/post/trump-pushes-theory-virus-origins-some-see-parallels-iraq 12 comments politics
- Scott Mitchell: Well, in theory F1 could be proactive. But we all know they’ve just been playing a game of chicken to see who cops the bill for cancelling. The F1 update today has made it clear that they’ve got no interest in making the first move. Just depends on health bodies/promoters. https://twitter.com/SMitchellF1/status/1237130594976321537 60 comments formula1
- The Deep State Conspiracy Is About to Go Into Overdrive | The American right has advanced nutty conspiracy theories for decades. But the one we’re about to see play out will make Joe McCarthy look like an amateur. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-deep-state-conspiracy-is-about-to-go-into-overdrive 32 comments politics
- Bill Mitchell Sees 'No Downside' to the QAnon Conspiracy Theory https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/bill-mitchell-sees-no-downside-to-the-qanon-conspiracy-theory/ 15 comments politics
- A new theory for why Republicans and Democrats see the world differently https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/18/18139556/republicans-democrats-partisanship-ideology-philosophy-psychology-marc-hetherington//? 22 comments politics
- Amir Taaki - Bitcoin devs don't like criticism, respond with "trust us, big changes are coming, you don't see them, Bitcoin's saving lives in totalitarian regimes". I was in a war zone under embargo, honestly it's bullshit. There's a big disconnect between theory and reality in this community https://twitter.com/AmirPolyteknik/status/946382309552541698 14 comments btc
- Believers in conspiracy theories and the paranormal are more likely to see “illusory patterns”. Irrational beliefs – unfounded, unscientific and illogical assumptions about the world – are widespread among “the population of normal, mentally sane adults” https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/10/17/believers-in-conspiracy-theories-and-the-paranormal-are-more-likely-to-see-illusory-patterns/ 18 comments science
- A VISUAL Introduction To Probability & Statistics ("Seeing Theory") http://students.brown.edu/seeing-theory/ 3 comments philosophy
- A theory as to why there have been bitcoin bubbles, and why we may continue to see them. https://medium.com/@mcasey0827/speculative-bitcoin-adoption-price-theory-2eed48ecf7da#.8wbov788i 51 comments btc
- Reddit listen to my theory. Mitch McConnell just said 47 Republicans will vote to let US default on it's debt. Let's make this happen! If we default global capitalism will crumble, and we will see revolution in the streets of America. http://thinkprogress.org/2011/03/13/mcconnell-all-47-republicans-will-vote-to-hold-the-debt-ceiling-hostage/ 21 comments politics
- “Although his theory does, in fact, describe the everyday effects of gravity on Earth, things we can see and measure, it is conceivable that we have completely failed to comprehend the actual physics underlying the force of gravity.” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090505061949.htm 9 comments science
- Mass Riot. Conspiracy Theory. Illuminati! Shouldn't we see more articles like this on reddit? http://www.davidicke.com/content/view/20744 6 comments reddit.com
- John Cena Says Apathy Was His Biggest WWE Fear. Sees it with Austin Theory: "That non-focused silence is when you're dead in the water... I think he's working more toward connecting with the audience. But I could hear the silence of apathy when he would perform." [After the Bell] https://www.sescoops.com/news/john-cena-fan-apathy-was-my-biggest-fear-thats-what-austin-theory-has-now 292 comments squaredcircle
- Americans more likely to share COVID-19 misinformation online. Research found people in the U.S. were no more likely to report seeing misinformation than people living in any of the other countries but were three times more likely to share these theories with their followers. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/970507 14 comments science
- The Judges Who See Through Trump’s B.S. - The Supreme Court might buy the president's twisted legal theories, but the lower courts see more clearly. https://newrepublic.com/article/154017/judges-see-trumps-bs 7 comments politics
- We can see 90-95% of miners are signaling for NYA/SegWit2x. What do people thing, that these are fake miners? Are they playing some elaborate trick or are they just signaling what they already agreed to? No grand conspiracy theory needed. https://www.xbt.eu 17 comments btc
- The right’s government shutdown conspiracy theories, from park closures to delayed back-pay for workers, the right sees the effects of the shutdown as a left-wing plot http://www.salon.com/2013/10/07/the_rights_government_shutdown_conspiracy_theories/ 3 comments politics
- Nice article from MIT, on why some words are longer then others...would like to see if this theory holds true for languages of Asia- since the 11 studied languages are all European http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/words-count-0210.html 3 comments science
- "I realised that the order we see in Nature is the order we seek in ourselves. And this can be a dangerously misleading game to play" - Professor at Dartmouth on String Theory. http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2010/08/31/2997489.htm 5 comments science
- If you stop for a minute and let Orly Taitz get past her birther conspiracy theory, you'll see that she believes in dozens of other wingnut theories, too http://www.esquire.com/the-side/richardson-report/obama-birth-certificate-update-081109 5 comments reddit.com
- 'Over the past few years, I’ve begun to see that mainstream environmental movements have made a terrible mistake. The theory of change pursued by most established green groups is entirely wrong. Though seldom openly articulated, it governs their strategy.' George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/18/heatwave-extreme-weather-uk-climate-crisis 4 comments environment
- Alien Fashion. Why do they wear clothes? I looked into multiple abduction cases to see if I could find a correlation between different cases on what the beings were wearing. Is there any significance or importance to what they are wearing? Let's talk about it. Share your thoughts and theories. https://youtu.be/BXK2e7m6H_I 13 comments aliens
- The aftermath of the Parkland mass shooting exemplifies the ugly side of social media - Bots. Conspiracy theories. Bullying. We’re seeing it all. https://www.recode.net/2018/2/20/17034386/parkland-florida-mass-shooting-ugly-side-social-media-facebook-twitter-stoneman-douglas-high-school 96 comments technology
- [Slater] For those kicking around the theory: Jason Garrett as GM? My sources tell me “I don’t see how that would work.” Think about it, he won’t even call Stephen Jones the GM and recently told @1053thefan that he didn’t believe in having a middle man. https://twitter.com/SlaterNFL/status/1212819633562103808 72 comments nfl
- Many people suspect there are bases on the Moon. Who, what, and why would they be there? Could the Secret Space Program be one of them? And why don’t we see anything when we stare at the moon at night? Let’s explore the stories and theories of how this could be possible. Or if we even buy this idea https://soundcloud.com/bri-jaimie/moon-bases-are-loco 34 comments aliens
- [Shiller] Steve Kerr on Steph Curry's lower usage rate with the starters: "There's a lot that goes in to all that. We see all the numbers and all the combinations. There are plenty of theories that we could talk about. I'm gonna leave that to you guys to assess and figure out." https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/l3smlg/shiller_steve_kerr_on_steph_currys_lower_usage/ 55 comments nba