ISBN:
9780192868459
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 323 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Smith, Gary Distrust
DDC:
303.483
Keywords:
COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence
;
COMPUTERS / Internet / Browsers
;
Conspiracy theories
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Digital- und Informationstechnologien: soziale und ethische Aspekte
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Ethical & social aspects of IT
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Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments
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Ethische Themen: Entwicklung der Wissenschaft, Technik und Medizin
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SCIENCE / History
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Verschwörungstheorien
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Wissenschaft
;
Forschung
;
Glaubwürdigkeit
Abstract:
There is no doubt science is currently suffering from a credibility crisis. This thought-provoking book argues that, ironically, science's credibility is being undermined by tools created by scientists themselves. Scientific disinformation and damaging conspiracy theories are rife because of the internet that science created, the scientific demand for empirical evidence and statistical significance leads to data torturing and confirmation bias, and data mining is fuelled by the technological advances in Big Data and the development of ever-increasingly powerfulcomputers.Using a wide range of entertaining examples, this fascinating book examines the impacts of society's growing distrust of science, and ultimately provides constructive suggestions for restoring the credibility of the scientific community
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