Episode 0003: False balance
Jun 20, 2014
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In this episode we look at false balance.
We discussed the Dunning-Kruger effect with some Dunning-Kruger like accuracy (we got the vibe of it right). Check out the original paper here: https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~suh/metacognition.pdf
Clips looked at:
I was interviewed on The Skeptic Zone: http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/the-skeptic-zone-294-8june2014
Penn & Teller’s Bullshit episode on vaccines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLcOz4EKrxg
Some other good commentary about false balance
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The Second (eBook) Edition of Humbug! is available for about US$3.99 from: Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0003.mp3
We discussed the Dunning-Kruger effect with some Dunning-Kruger like accuracy (we got the vibe of it right). Check out the original paper here: https://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~suh/metacognition.pdf
Clips looked at:
- Anti-immunisation false balance - GWN7 News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3lai8RUQ3k
- John Oliver Last Week Tonight on climate change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjuGCJJUGsg
I was interviewed on The Skeptic Zone: http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/the-skeptic-zone-294-8june2014
Penn & Teller’s Bullshit episode on vaccines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLcOz4EKrxg
Some other good commentary about false balance
- Rachel Dunlop on AntiVaxers: Anti-vaccination activists should not be given a say in the media (The Guardian)
- Media watch: False Balance Leads to Confusion
- Peter Bowditch on false balance
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The Second (eBook) Edition of Humbug! is available for about US$3.99 from: Direct download of the episode: https://archive.org/download/HH101/HH101e0003.mp3
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