'A necessary book for our times. But also just great fun' Saul Perlmutter Nobel Laureate The
world is awash in bullshit and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts.
Science is conducted by press release. Start-up culture elevates hype to high art. These days
calling bullshit is a noble act. Based on a popular course at the University of Washington
Calling Bullshit 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.
