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Psychology · 20 min

Calling Bullshit

By Carl T. Bergstrom | Jevin D. West

This episode reveals the subtle, often unintentional ways misinformation spreads, equipping you to discern genuine insight from persuasive but hollow claims.

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Psychology
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“This episode reveals the subtle, often unintentional ways misinformation spreads, equipping you to discern genuine insight from persuasive but hollow claims.”

— Carl T. Bergstrom | Jevin D. West, Calling Bullshit

What it is about

Information literacy, critical thinking, data interpretation

Who it is for

If you often feel overwhelmed by conflicting information or suspect there's more to a claim than meets the eye, this will sharpen your ability to discern what's genuinely true, and this will help you see what to do next.

The author

Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West, professors who teach a popular course on identifying misinformation, offer a rigorous, practical framework for navigating the pervasive, often subtle, forms of bullshit in our daily lives.

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Carl T. Bergstrom | Jevin D. West

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