!['Detector! What would the Bayesian statistician say if I asked him whether the--' [roll] 'I AM A NEUTRINO DETECTOR, NOT A LABYRINTH GUARD. SERIOUSLY, DID YOUR BRAIN FALL OUT?' [roll] '... yes.'](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/frequentists_vs_bayesians.png )
- Turns out we are not the only ones fond of choose-your-own-adventure books: Daniel Davies offers an epic (49 items!) version of this idea:
“you are once again a representative of the Secret One World Government, and you have been temporarily flown in to pull the strings in the island of Surpyc, which is currently experiencing a bailout crisis…”
- Jay Ulfelder recommends books on political forecasting, some of which I have read and liked
- The Monkey Cage reports live from the Senate floor: political science will not be defunded in the U.S., yet things are not settled yet. We keep our fingers crossed!
- …hoping we can all go to the ISA Convention (and the Duck’s blogging reception) without having to fear it will be the last of its kind
- Finally: maybe we should set up an award for ‘best headline of the week‘?