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2020003592 |
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DLC |
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20230811093115.0 |
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200127s2020 nyuad b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2020003592 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0525509208 (pbk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780525509202 (pbk.) |
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DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
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MiTN |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
B837 |
| Item number |
.B47 2020 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
149/.73 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 092 0# - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
149.73 Ber |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Bergstrom, Carl T., |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Calling bullshit : |
| Remainder of title |
the art of skepticism in a data-driven world / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Carl T. Bergstrom & Jevin D. West. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Random House, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2020] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 318 pages : |
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illustrations, charts ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent. |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia. |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-307) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"The world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Startup culture elevates bullshit to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act. Based on Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West's popular course at the University of Washington, Calling Bullshit is a modern handbook to the art of skepticism. Bergstrom, a computational biologist, and West, an information scientist, catalogue bullshit in its many forms, explaining and offering readers the tools to see through the obfuscations, deliberate and careless, that dominate every realm of our lives. They instruct readers to ask: Who is saying it? How do they know? What do they have to gain by persuading me? Are the numbers or results too good or too dramatic to be true? Is the claim comparing like with like or apples and oranges? Is it confirming your personal bias? In this lively guide to everything from misleading statistics to "fake news," Bergstrom and West help you recognize bullshit whenever and wherever you encounter it--in data, in conversation, even within yourself--and explain it to your crystal-loving aunt or casually racist uncle. Now more than ever, calling bullshit is crucial to a properly functioning community, whether it be a circle of friends, a network of academics, or the citizenry of a nation"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Skepticism. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
West, Jevin D. |
| Fuller form of name |
(Jevin Darwin), |
| Dates associated with a name |
1977- |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Relationship information |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Bergstrom, Carl, |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Title |
Calling bullshit |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
New York : Random House, 2020. |
| International Standard Book Number |
9780525509196 |
| Record control number |
(DLC) 2020003593. |