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Birth of a naturalist

The normal curve and ‘moral statistics’: is statistics ideology-free?

responsible science
history of statistics

The bell curve travelled from gambling tables to human traits to social policy. We attempt to revisit some milestones on that journey, ending with Jordan Peterson (not to say that he’s statistically important, or a milestone).

Jun 5, 2026
Jiadong Mao

Heliocentrism and mimicry: why revolutionary ideas seem dumb at the start

History of Science
Evolution

Why good scientific ideas can initially look technically unconvincing.

May 26, 2026
Jiadong Mao

How statistical is eugenics? How eugenic is statistics?

Responsible Science

The entanglement of eugenics and statsitics in the hisotry of science.

Mar 31, 2026
Jiadong Mao
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