Ash over at Odd Psalms has posted a video that’s a year or two old from the American “60 minutes” slot. It raises some issues as to the causation of male homosexuality. The statistics about older / younger male siblings …

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The first results from the ongoing Understanding Society survey have been released and there are some interesting stats as regards parenting and raising children. Understanding Society is a longitudinal study tracking 100,000 individuals in 40,000 British households. The survey examines …

Understanding Society – Phase One Read more »

As we come to the end of the year, here are the top ten posts on this blog in 2010. 10 – Through a Glass Darkly – Finding out the results of General Synod elections is *really* hard 9 – …

Top Ten 2010 Read more »

Fresh from Warren Throckmorton. Adolescents of the U.S. National Longitudinal Lesbian Family Study: Sexual Orientation, Sexual Behavior, and Sexual Risk Exposure. Gartrell NK, Bos HM, Goldberg NG. Department of Psychiatry and Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, University of California, …

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Here is the transfer analysis for the election of clergy proctors for General Synod in Oxford Diocese. The most striking observation on these stage transfers is the failure of Chris Sugden to get elected. Last time (2005) in Oxford Diocese …

GS Oxford Clergy Transfer Analysis Read more »

This is an example of STV transfer analysis, undertaken on the Election for Laity members in Bath and Wells. Given that Bath and Wells published online their candidate’s election addresses, it has been possible to survey them and make assessments …

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