Description
| Product ID: | 9780192868459 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Distrust |
| Subtitle: | Big Data, Data-Torturing, and the Assault on Science |
| Authors: | Author: Gary Smith |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Conspiracy theories, Conspiracy theories, Ethical issues: scientific, technological and medical developments, Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects, Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments, Ethical & social aspects of IT |
| Description: | This book argues that our growing distrust of science is fuelled by tools scientists themselves created, as technological advances and developments in data analysis have led to disinformation, data torturing, and data mining. Smith examines these issues and offers solutions for restoring the credibility of the scientific community. 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 powerful computers.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. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-03-23 |
