Thereisnodoubtscienceiscurrentlysufferingfromacredibilitycrisis.Thisthought-provokingbookarguesthat,ironically,science’scredibilityisbeingunderminedbytoolscreatedbyscientiststhemselves.Scientificdisinformationanddamagingconspiracytheoriesarerifebecauseoftheinternetthatsciencecreated,thescientificdemandforempiricalevidenceandstatisticalsignificanceleadstodatatorturingandconfirmationbias,anddataminingisfuelledbythetechnologicaladvancesinBigDataandthedevelopmentofever-increasinglypowerfulcomputers.Usingawiderangeofentertainingexamples,thisfascinatingbookexaminestheimpactsofsociety’sgrowingdistrustofscience,andultimatelyprovidesconstructivesuggestionsforrestoringthecredibilityofthescientificcommunity.
