Calling Bullshit 10.3: Debunking Myths

This is an excellent series of lectures on spotting BS in the media. I highly recommend watching it all the way through. I particularly liked this episode, though; training yourself to detect BS is hard, but calling it out in a way that's actually likely to convince someone who believes BS is way harder.

Jevin introduces Cook and Lewandowsky's Debunking Handbook (https://www.skepticalscience.com/docs/Debunking_Handbook.pdf), and suggests a number of rules for how to successfully change opinions rather than reinforcing erroneous beliefs. May 31, 2017 Course: INFO 198 / BIOL 106B. University of Washington Instructors: Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin West Synopsis: Our world is saturated with bullshit.