Calling Bullshit 1.4: What is Bullshit?

Students discuss: what is bullshit anyway?
Course: INFO 198 / BIOL 106B. University of Washington
Instructors: Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin West
Synopsis: Our world is saturated with bullshit. Learn to detect and defuse it.
The course will be offered as a 1-credit seminar this spring through the Information School at the University of Washington. We aim to expand it to a 3 or 4 credit course for 2017-2018. For those who cannot attend in person, we aim to videotape the lectures this spring and make video clips freely available on the web.
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Video edited by Bum Mook Oh
Music by Chris Zabriskie: Prelude No.7

[@tottisempre]

There is a famous Latin saying by Vergil: Fama volat, meaning that The rumour has wings.

[@24mmfilm40]

Either you get out bullshit or you are stuck in it

[@ahmadmawardi6935]

love this

[@Snafuski]

Definition: the intent to deceive is Frankfurt's definition.

[@charlene4622]

thank you

[@GPCster]

The definition of bullshit should include the unknowing or unaware misuse of information to deceive. If promulgators of bullshit believe their own bullshit, then there is no intent to deceive others. So then bullshit is the intentional or unintentional misuse of information to convince or persuade others. (Hmm... How to define "misuse"?)

[@lindapurcell-taylor870]

Was this live or Memorex?

[@dontscrewwithgodschosen6692]

[@johnwauters8576]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@NickofTime-vv7eg]

Party line gossip

[@RaggedyA]

definition of bullshit: supposed authorities using psychology to direct the thoughts and behaviors of those easily duped.

[@rizzamaranan2604]

Bull poop

[@m.oldani]

Vomit.

[@sedrickgates1]

Before talking about BS, learn how to use a lapel / clip-on mic. My ears would greatly appreciate ;-) Or use a hand mic, they have been designed de held ...

[@alexdeac2951]

Before commenting, learn how to phrase criticism. You could make a cool advice, but you chose to act like a yokel.