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Calling Bullshit

Calling Bullshit

The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World

by Jevin D. West and Carl T. Bergstrom
Paperback
Publication Date: 03/08/2021

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We think we know bullshit when we hear it, but do we? A spotter's guide to bullshit in the wild from two brilliantly contrarian scientists

The world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Start-up culture elevates hype to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act.

Calling Bullshit gives us the tools to see through the obfuscations, deliberate and careless, that dominate every realm of our lives. In this lively guide, biologist Carl Bergstrom and statistician Jevin West show that calling bullshit is crucial to a properly functioning social group, whether it be a circle of friends, a community of researchers, or the citizens of a nation.

Through six rules of thumb, they help us recognize bullshit whenever and wherever we encounter it - even within ourselves - and explain it to a crystal-loving aunt or casually racist grandfather.

ISBN:
9780141987057
9780141987057
Category:
Social research & statistics
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
03-08-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Books, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
336
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x35mm
Weight:
0.25kg
Jevin D. West

Jevin West is a data scientist and Associate Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington. He is Director of the Center for an Informed Public and co-founder of the DataLab. His research focuses on misinformation in science and society.

Carl T. Bergstrom

Carl Theodore Bergstrom is a theoretical and evolutionary biologist and a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle. His research focuses on the flow of information through biological and social networks.

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