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Calling bullshit

Hardcover • 2020 • English

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

By Jevin D. West, Carl T. Bergstrom

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About the book

The world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Startup culture elevates bullshit to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act. Based on their popular, eponymous, course at the University of Washington, professors Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West catalogue bullshit in its many forms, explaining where bullshit arose in our evolutionary past and why it is ubiquitous today. Calling Bullshit offers read...Show more

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9780241327234

Publisher

Allen Lane

Published year

2020

Language

English

Original title

Calling bullshit

Format

Hardcover

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