So we heard last week that the Royal Enclosure at Ascot will be enforcing a stricter dress code this year. They will be cracking down in particular on ladies hats. Ladies attempting to enter the Royal Enclosure wearing a fascinator instead of a hat will be turned away. Similarly, the Church of England has enforced a strict had code amongst its clergy for some time. Women are allowed to wear any hat except for an episcopal mitre. The pointy hat t...

To all US Republicans – here is your statistics assignment for today. 2008. Obama/Biden 69456897 McCain/Palin 59934814. 20012. Obama/Biden 58702702. Romney/Ryan 56455982. Some useful information. In 2...

This past week, on different sides of the Atlantic, two letters were published in two newspapers. Exhibit A appeared yesterday in the Wall Street Journal under the headline: No Need to Panic About Global Warming (backup link here). It was signed by 16 prominent individuals. Among them are: William Kininmonth, a former head of climate research at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Hendrik Tennekes, a former director of the Royal Dutch Meteorolo...