"Our learning objectives are straightforward. After taking the course, you should be able to:* Remain vigilant for bullshit contaminating your information diet.* Recognize said bullshit whenever and wherever you encounter it.* Figure out for yourself precisely why a particular bit of bullshit is bullshit.* Provide a statistician or fellow scientist with a technical explanation of … Continue reading Calling Bullshit
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The Misinformation Virus
"Online media has given voice to previously marginalised groups, including peddlers of untruth, and has supercharged the tools of deception at their disposal. The transmission of falsehoods now spans a viral cycle in which AI, professional trolls and our own content-sharing activities help to proliferate and amplify misleading claims. These new developments have come on … Continue reading The Misinformation Virus
