Musings on digital stuff and other things that pique my interest
Tuesday, 11 August 2020
Review: Calling Bullshit - The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World
West & Bergstrom have produced a witty and timely guide to navigating the new landscape of social media and fake news. Some funny examples aside though, there is not much on offer detection wise that a good science education wouldn't offer.
More useful is the chapter on Refuting Bullshit - which takes a surprisingly humane approach, especially for friends and family. Kindness and substitution are key.
Overall: Fun easy read to detecting and combatting nonsense "facts".
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