Bullshit is everywhere. Here’s what you can do about it

Meet the guys who wrote the literal book on calling bullshit.

Sources and more:

Reader support helps sustain our work. Donate today to keep our climate news free.

One Time
Monthly

$10
$15
Other

Calling Bullshit, by Carl Bergstrom and Jevin D. West
Agnotology: the study of ignorance
Rep. Mo Brooks on sea level rise
Calling Bullshit lesson on Fermi estimation
National Review climate tweet (via Wayback Machine)
NASA data on climate change and average earth temperatures
Calling Bullshit lesson on misleading graph axes

A message from

Support nonprofit news today

Grist is the only award-winning newsroom focused on exploring equitable solutions to climate change. It’s vital reporting made entirely possible by loyal readers like you. At Grist, we don’t believe in paywalls. Instead, we rely on our readers to pitch in what they can so that we can continue bringing you our solution-based climate news.

Donate Now Not Now