Bergstrom, Carl T.

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Sep 1, 2019	»	[ToDo] INFO 270: Calling Bullshit: Data Reasoning in a Digital World 1 min; updated Oct 3, 2026 Notes ✅ Introduction to bullshit Brandolini’s Bullshit Asymmetry Principle Harry Frankfurt: On Bullshit Cohen: Deeper into Bullshit Eubanks & Schaeffer: The Problem of Academic Writing Austin: Performative Utterance Spotting bullshit Claims and the Interests of Those Who Make Them Heathers: The GRIM Test Newcomb & Benford: The Law of Anomalous Numbers The natural ecology of bullshit TED Talks and the Marketplace for Upscale Bullshit Pennycook: On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit. Friggeri: Rumor Cascades Causality Spurious Correlations Matthews: Storks deliver babies (p=0.008) Milton Friedman’s Thermostat Analogy Case Study: Traffic Improvements Pearson: Spurious Correlation in the Measurement of Organs Statistical traps Visualization Big data Publication bias Predatory publishing and scientific misconduct The ethics of calling bullshit. Fake news Refuting bullshit INFO 270: Calling Bullshit: Data Reasoning in a Digital World. Carl T. Bergstrom; Jevin West. www.callingbullshit.org .
Sep 1, 2019	»	Calling Bullshit: Data Reasoning in a Digital World (7 items) Brandolini's Bullshit Asymmetry Principle; Calling Bullshit [INFO 270]; On Bullshit [Frankfurt]; Deeper Into Bullshit; Case Studies in Spotting Bullshit; A Kind Word for Bullshit: The Problem of Academic Writing; The Fine Art of Baloney Detection [Sagan];