“Topics covered include spotting bullshit, the spread of bullshit, causality, statistical trickery, misleading data visualization, publication bias, and more. The main focus is the credibility of research results reported in scientific journals and popular media, though the concepts covered in class can translate to other areas where truth is compromised.”
https://artsci.washington.edu/news/2023-09/hows-your-bs-detector
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