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020			_a9780192868459
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100			_aSmith, Gary
245			_aDistrust : big data, data-torturing, and the assault on science
260			_bOxford University Press, _c2023 _aEngland :
300			_a323 p. ; _bill., _c24 cm.
365			_b1890.00 _c₹ _d01
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 301-309) and index.
520			_aThis 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 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.
650			_aCommunication in science
650			_aData mining
650			_aScience Social aspects
650			_aDisinformation
650			_aData Torturing
650			_aPeril of AI
650			_aReplication Crisis
650			_aLuster of Science
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