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Calling bullshit : the art of skepticism in a data-driven world Cover Image Book Book

Calling bullshit : the art of skepticism in a data-driven world

Bergstrom, Carl T. (author.). West, Jevin D. (Jevin Darwin), 1977- (author.).

Summary: "It's increasingly difficult to know what's true. Misinformation, disinformation, and fake news abound. Our media environment has become hyperpartisan. Science is conducted by press release. Startup culture elevates bullshit to high art. We are fairly well equipped to spot the sort of old-school bullshit that is based in fancy rhetoric and weasel words, but most of us don't feel qualified to challenge the avalanche of new-school bullshit presented in the language of math, science, or statistics. In Calling Bullshit, Professors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West give us a set of powerful tools to cut through the most intimidating data" -- from Publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780525509189 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: regular print
    xvi, 318 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2020]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Subject: Skepticism
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Carl T. Bergstrom is an evolutionary biologist and professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington, where he studies how epidemics spread through populations and how information flows through biological and social systems at scales—from the intracellular control of gene expression to the spread of misinformation on social media.

Jevin D. West is an associate professor in the Information School at the University of Washington. He is the director of UW’s Center for an Informed Public and co-director of its DataLab, where he studies the science of science and the impact of technology on society. He also coordinates data science education at UW’s eScience Institute.

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