Calling Bullshit
The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World
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Narrated by:
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Patrick Zeller
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
We think we know bullshit when we hear it, but do we? A spotter's guide to bullshit in the wild from two brilliantly contrarian scientists.
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 is a noble act.
Based on a popular course at the University of Washington, Calling Bullshit gives us the tools to see through the obfuscations, deliberate and careless, that dominate every realm of our lives.
In this lively guide, biologist Carl Bergstrom and statistician Jevin West show that calling bullshit is crucial to a properly functioning social group, whether it be a circle of friends, a community of researchers, or the citizens of a nation.
Through six rules of thumb, they help us recognise bullshit whenever and wherever we encounter it - even within ourselves - and explain it to a crystal-loving aunt or casually racist grandfather.
Calling Bullshit is a modern handbook to the art of scepticism.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2020 Jevin D. West, Carl T. Bergstrom (P)2020 Penguin AudioWhat listeners say about Calling Bullshit
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- Sean
- 16-07-2021
A book that encourages scepticism
This book encourages us to question and challenge the constant bullshit we are bombarded with every day in the media and especially social media. It’s a must read for the thinking person.
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- Tania
- 15-05-2023
An excellent mix of science and story
I love this book so much! The balance of science and data, versus story telling to illustrate concepts, was spot on. Highly recommended.
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- Vince in Perth
- 30-12-2021
Very technical for Audible
Overall the content is interesting and I can imagine in a university lecture setting quite compelling. However I struggled to get into this as an audible book. I hadn’t appreciated how much this book would reference formula’s, statistical analysis and graphs. As such there is a lot of cross referencing to an accompanying pdf which frankly isn’t that convenient when listening to the book via audible on your phone. As such - a good book in written form, but hard going in Audible form.
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