Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World Bergstrom Carl T.
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World Bergstrom Carl T. Bullshit isn't what it used to be. "A modern classic . . . Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle…
Specifikacia Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World Bergstrom Carl T.
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World Bergstrom Carl T.
Bullshit isn't what it used to be. "A modern classic . . . Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think clearly in a world of fake news and bad data.
Our media environment has become hyperpartisan. a straight-talking survival guide to the mean streets of a dying democracy and a global pandemic."--WiredMisinformation, disinformation, and fake news abound and it's increasingly difficult to know what's true. 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