Calling bullshit

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Bullshit isn’t what it used to be. Now, two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think clearly in a world of fake news and bad data.

“A modern classic . . . a straight-talking survival guide to the mean streets of a dying democracy and a global pandemic.”—Wired

Misinformation, disinformation, and fake news abound and it’s increasingly difficult to know what’s true. 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.

You don’t need a lot of technical expertise to call out problems with data. Are the numbers or results too good or too dramatic to be true? Is the claim comparing like with like? Is it confirming your personal bias? Drawing on a deep well of expertise in statistics and computational biology, Bergstrom and West exuberantly unpack examples of selection bias and muddled data visualization, distinguish between correlation and causation, and examine the susceptibility of science to modern bullshit.

We have always needed people who call bullshit when necessary, whether within a circle of friends, a community of scholars, or the citizenry of a nation. Now that bullshit has evolved, we need to relearn the art of skepticism.

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Calling Bullshit

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a necessary book for our times but also just great fun saul perlmutter nobel laureatethe 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 i Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 besteld, morgen in huis .. MEER INFO

Calling Bullshit

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a necessary book for our times but also just great fun saul perlmutter nobel laureate 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 Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Calling Bullshit

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Bullshit isn t what it used to be now two science professors give us the tools to dismantle misinformation and think clearly in a world of fake news and bad data misinformation disinformation and fake news abound and it s increasingly difficult to know what s true our media environment h Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 20 april 2021

Aantal pagina's: 336

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Carl T. Bergstrom

Tweede Auteur: Jevin D. West

Hoofduitgeverij: Random House Trade Paperbacks

Originele titel: Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World

AI-gegenereerd: Nee

Editie: 1

Product breedte: 132 mm

Product hoogte: 17 mm

Product lengte: 202 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 132 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 19 mm

Verpakking lengte: 200 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 248 g

eWaste: Nee

EAN: 9780525509202

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