Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World

Calling Bullshit is a necessary book for our times, as it gives us the tools to see through the obfuscations,deliberate and careless,that dominate every realm of our lives. It is a lively guide by biologist Carl Bergstrom and statistician Jevin West, which helps us recognize bullshit whenever and wherever we encounter it and explain it to others.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 05 August 2021
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Calling Bullshit is a necessary book for our times, but it is also a great source of entertainment. Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter has written a book that is both informative and enjoyable. The world is filled with bullshit, and we are drowning in it. Politicians are not bound by facts, and science is conducted by press releases. Start-up culture has elevated hype to the level of high art. Nowadays, calling bullshit is a noble act.

Calling Bullshit is a book that 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 recognize 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 book that will help us to navigate the sea of bullshit that surrounds us. It is a book that will make us laugh, but it is also a book that will make us think. It is a book that will help us to be better citizens, but it is also a book that will help us to have more fun. So, if you are looking for a book that is both informative and enjoyable, then Calling Bullshit is the book for you.

Weight: 250g
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780141987057