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Calling Bullshit course University of Washington
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Tired of alternative facts, fake news, and breathless hyperbole, two professors at the University of Washington are trying to strike a blow for science.

Their weapon? A new course: “Calling Bullshit In the Age of Big Data.”

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The class website and colorful syllabus went online last month and almost instantly went viral.

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