Carl Bergstrom

Carl Theodore Bergstrom is a theoretical and evolutionary biologist and a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.[3]. Bergstrom is an outspoken critic of low-quality or misleading scientific research.[4] He is the co-author of a book on misinformation called Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World and teaches a class by the same name at University of Washington.[5]

For Norwegian architect, see Carl Julius Bergstrøm.
Carl Bergstrom
Born
Carl Theodore Bergstrom
Education
Known forEigenfactor[1]
Disinformation dynamics
Spouse(s)Holly Ann Bergstrom[2]
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington
ThesisGame-theoretic models of signalling among relatives (1998)
Doctoral advisorMarcus Feldman[2]
Websitectbergstrom.com

Education

Bergstrom completed his Ph.D. at Stanford University under the supervision of Marcus Feldman[2] in 1998.

Research

Bergstrom's work concerns the flow of information through biological and social networks,[6] as well as, the ecology and evolution of pathogenic organisms, including the development of resistance.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

He is the coauthor (with Lee Dugatkin) of a college textbook, Evolution.[13] With Jevin West, he developed the popular course and website Calling Bullshit.[14][15][16][17][18][19] His work has led to the identification of him as a resource to explain the dynamics of disinformation and misinformation,[20] in general.

In addition to evolutionary biology, Bergstrom's interests include the ranking of scientific journals. In 2007, he introduced the Eigenfactor,[1] metrics for journal ranking.[21] This and related work on open access earned him and his father, Ted Bergstrom, the SPARC Innovator Award in June 2007.[22]

gollark: I would get one of the vaccines if it was offered, but I'm pretty sure I'm last in line.
gollark: It probably helps that australia has low population density.
gollark: The UK is also an island and has been overrun utterly. Though not as much as the US.
gollark: Unfortunately, most of them have been useless and have not dealt with it properly.
gollark: Haven't there been surveys on how many people are willing to get a/one of the vaccine(s) for COVID-19?

References
  1. Bergstrom, C. T.; West, J. D.; Wiseman, M. A. (2008). "The Eigenfactor™ Metrics". Journal of Neuroscience. 28 (45): 11433–11434. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0003-08.2008. PMC 6671297. PMID 18987179.
  2. Bergstrom, Carl (1998). Game-theoretic models of signalling among relatives (PhD thesis). Stanford University.
  3. Carl Bergstrom publications indexed by Google Scholar
  4. Simonite, Tom (24 March 2020). "The Professors Who Call 'Bullshit' on Covid-19 Misinformation". Wired. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. "Calling Bullshit". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. Bergstrom, C. T.; Lachmann, M. (2006). "The fitness value of information". Oikos (Copenhagen, Denmark). 119 (2): 219–230. arXiv:q-bio.PE/0510007. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17781.x. PMC 4384894. PMID 25843980.
  7. Antia, R.; Regoes, R. R.; Koella, J. C.; Bergstrom, C. T. (2003). "The role of evolution in the emergence of infectious diseases". Nature. 426 (6967): 658–661. Bibcode:2003Natur.426..658A. doi:10.1038/nature02104. hdl:1773/1985. PMC 7095141. PMID 14668863.
  8. Levin, B. R. (2000). "Bacteria are different: Observations, interpretations, speculations, and opinions about the mechanisms of adaptive evolution in prokaryotes". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97 (13): 6981–6985. Bibcode:2000PNAS...97.6981L. doi:10.1073/pnas.97.13.6981. PMC 34373. PMID 10860960.
  9. Bergstrom, C. T. (2004). "Ecological theory suggests that antimicrobial cycling will not reduce antimicrobial resistance in hospitals". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101 (36): 13285–13290. Bibcode:2004PNAS..10113285B. doi:10.1073/pnas.0402298101. PMC 516561. PMID 15308772.
  10. Lipsitch, M.; Bergstrom, C. T.; Levin, B. R. (2000). "The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in hospitals: Paradoxes and prescriptions" (PDF). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 97 (4): 1938–1943. Bibcode:2000PNAS...97.1938L. doi:10.1073/pnas.97.4.1938. PMC 26540. PMID 10677558.
  11. Rosvall, M.; Bergstrom, C. T. (2008). "Maps of random walks on complex networks reveal community structure". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105 (4): 1118–23. arXiv:0707.0609. Bibcode:2008PNAS..105.1118R. doi:10.1073/pnas.0706851105. PMC 2234100. PMID 18216267.
  12. Rosvall, M.; Bergstrom, C. T. (2007). "An information-theoretic framework for resolving community structure in complex networks". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104 (18): 7327–31. arXiv:physics/0612035. Bibcode:2007PNAS..104.7327R. doi:10.1073/pnas.0611034104. PMC 1855072. PMID 17452639.
  13. Dugatkin, L. A.; Bergstrom, C. T. (2011). Evolution. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-92592-0.
  14. McWilliams, James (2019-04-17). "'Calling bullshit': the college class on how not to be duped by the news". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  15. Guarino, Ben. "Misinformation is everywhere. These scientists can teach you to fight BS". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  16. Nijhuis, Michele (2017-06-03). "How to Call B.S. on Big Data: A Practical Guide". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  17. Bouygues, Helen Lee. "Why We Need To Think Critically About Data". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  18. McFarling, Usha Lee. "This college course teaches you how to call out things that are unscientific". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  19. Kolowich, Steve (2017-01-16). "The Fine Art of Sniffing Out Crappy Science". The Chronicle of Higher Education. ISSN 0009-5982. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  20. Bellware, Kim, The coronavirus is spreading rapidly. So is misinformation about it., The Washington Post, February 10, 2020
  21. Bergstrom, C. T. (May 2007). "Eigenfactor: Measuring the value and prestige of scholarly journals". College & Research Libraries News. 68 (5): 314–316. doi:10.5860/crln.68.5.7804. Archived from the original on 2010-12-09.
  22. "SPARC Innovators: Ted Bergstrom and Carl Bergstrom (June 2007)". SPARC. Archived from the original on 2011-08-19.
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