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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