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300 a| viii, 323 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-309) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction : disinformation, data torturing, and data mining -- Part I: Disinformation. 1. The paranormal is normal ; 2. Flying saucers and space tourists ; 3. Elite conspiracies ; 4. A post-fact world -- Part I: Data torturing. 5. Squeezing blood from rocks; 6. Most medicines disappoint ; 7. Provocative, but wrong -- Part III. Data mining. 8. Looking for needles in haystacks ; 9. Beat the market ; 10. Too much data -- Part IV. The real promise and peril of AI. 11. Overpromising and underdelivering ; 12. Artificial unintelligence -- Part V. The crisis. 13. Irreproducible research ; 14. The replication crisis ; 15. Restoring the luster of science.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| 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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Distrust big data, data-torturing, and the assault on science / Gary Smith.

Author/creator	Smith, Gary, 1945-
Other author	Oxford University Press.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Description	viii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects	Science--Social aspects. Communication in science. Data mining. Evidence. Trust.

Contents	Introduction : disinformation, data torturing, and data mining -- Part I: Disinformation. 1. The paranormal is normal ; 2. Flying saucers and space tourists ; 3. Elite conspiracies ; 4. A post-fact world -- Part I: Data torturing. 5. Squeezing blood from rocks; 6. Most medicines disappoint ; 7. Provocative, but wrong -- Part III. Data mining. 8. Looking for needles in haystacks ; 9. Beat the market ; 10. Too much data -- Part IV. The real promise and peril of AI. 11. Overpromising and underdelivering ; 12. Artificial unintelligence -- Part V. The crisis. 13. Irreproducible research ; 14. The replication crisis ; 15. Restoring the luster of science.
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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-309) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2022940620
ISBN	9780192868459 (print)

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