Dearest Deirdre, Not for publication, obviously – just the quickest means of communication as our email is down over the whole 5-day long weekend. I’ve just read your revised “Signifying Nothing”. Slowly(!), in order to understand as well as possible outside my own “world”. If I’m reading correctly, I think you might like to re-proof (more…)

DUBLIN: “The Cult of Statistical Significance,” at University College Dublin, 1:00-2:00 Contact: Ivan Pastine, D219, (353-01) 716-8386

LIMERICK: “The Cult of Statistical Significance,” Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick ERBO08, from 14:00-15:00, Republic of Ireland. Contact Brendan Kennelly; 353-91-493094; 353-87-7975450.

9 October, Tuesday, “The Cult of Statistical Significance,” Department of Economics, NUI, Galway. Seminar Room, Moore Institute, 3 p.m. Contact Brendan Kennelly. This is an all-Ireland master class, and all are welcome.

São Paulo “The Myth of Statistical Significance,” at the “Escola de Economia de São Paulo – Fundação Getúlio Vargas”, R. Itapeva 474. Audience: professors of the school, undergrads, general public.

São Paulo: “The Myth of Statistical Significance,” at the Department of Economics, Universidade de São Paulo Audience: professors of the school, undergrads, grads, general public. Contact: Prof. Ana Maria Bianchi (amafbian@usp.br) & Prof. Leda Paulani (paulani@usp.br)

Curitiba: “The Myth of Statistical Significance,” at the Department of Economics, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Friday, 2. pm (approx) Audience: Professors of the school, undergrads, grads, general public. Contact: Prof. HuáscarPessali (pessali@ufpr.br) & Prof. Maurício Serra (serra@ufpr.br)

Recife: Conferência ANPEC/SEP – “The Cult of Statistical Significance: how the standard error is costing jobs, justice, and lives”