Carl Bergstrom

"The majority of administrative activity, whether in private business or the public sphere, seems to be little more than a sophisticated exercise in the combinatorial reassembly of bullshit."

—Carl Bergstrom

"The world is awash in bullshit. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Higher education rewards bullshit over analytic thought. Startup culture elevates bullshit to high art."

—Carl Bergstrom

“Machines are not free of human biases; they perpetuate them, depending on the data they’re fed.”

—Carl Bergstrom

“We tell stories to create impressions of ourselves in the eyes of others.”

—Carl Bergstrom

“adequate bullshit detection is essential for the survival of liberal democracy.”

—Carl Bergstrom

“Participating on social media is only secondarily about sharing new information; it is primarily about maintaining and reinforcing common bonds.”

—Carl Bergstrom

“although numbers may seem to be pure facts that exist independently from any human judgment, they are heavily laden with context and shaped by decisions—from how they are calculated to the units in which they are expressed.”

—Carl Bergstrom

"Bullshit involves language, statistical figures, data graphics, and other forms of presentation intended to persuade by impressing and overwhelming a reader or listener, with a blatant disregard for truth and logical coherence."

—Carl Bergstrom