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Carl Bergstrom
Birth Name:Carl Theodore Bergstrom
Workplaces:University of Washington
Thesis Title:Game-theoretic models of signalling among relatives
Thesis Url:http://search.proquest.com/docview/304453135/
Thesis Year:1998
Doctoral Advisor:Marcus Feldman[1]
Known For:Eigenfactor[2]
Disinformation dynamics
Spouse:Holly Ann Bergstrom
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Carl Theodore Bergstrom is a theoretical and evolutionary biologist and a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, United States. Bergstrom is a critic of low-quality or misleading scientific research.[3] 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.[4]

Education

Bergstrom completed his Ph.D. at Stanford University under the supervision of Marcus Feldman[1] in 1998.

Research

Bergstrom's work concerns the flow of information through biological and social networks,[5] as well as the ecology and evolution of pathogenic organisms, including the development of resistance.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

He is the coauthor (with Lee Dugatkin) of a college textbook, Evolution.[12] With Jevin West, he developed the popular course and website Calling Bullshit.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] His work has led to the identification of him as a resource to explain the dynamics of disinformation and misinformation,[19] in general.

In addition to evolutionary biology, Bergstrom's interests include the ranking of scientific journals. In 2007, he introduced the Eigenfactor,[2] metrics for journal ranking.[20] This and related work on open access earned him and his father, Ted Bergstrom, the SPARC Innovator Award in June 2007.[21]

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Notes and References

  1. PhD . Carl. Bergstrom . Game-theoretic models of signalling among relatives . Stanford University . 1998 . Carl Bergstrom.
  2. Bergstrom . C. T. . Carl Bergstrom. West . J. D. . Wiseman . M. A. . 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0003-08.2008 . The Eigenfactor™ Metrics . . 28 . 45 . 11433–11434 . 2008 . 18987179 . 6671297.
  3. News: Simonite . Tom . The Professors Who Call 'Bullshit' on Covid-19 Misinformation . 5 May 2020 . Wired . 24 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Calling Bullshit . Penguin Random House . 5 May 2020.
  5. Bergstrom . C. T. . Lachmann . M. . The fitness value of information . Oikos (Copenhagen, Denmark) . 119 . 2 . 219–230 . 2006 . q-bio.PE/0510007 . 25843980 . 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17781.x . 4384894 .
  6. Antia . R. . Regoes . R. R. . Koella . J. C. . Bergstrom . C. T. . The role of evolution in the emergence of infectious diseases . 10.1038/nature02104 . Nature . 426 . 6967 . 658–661 . 2003 . 14668863 . 7095141 . 2003Natur.426..658A. 1773/1985 .
  7. Levin . B. R. . Bacteria are different: Observations, interpretations, speculations, and opinions about the mechanisms of adaptive evolution in prokaryotes . 10.1073/pnas.97.13.6981 . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 97 . 13 . 6981–6985 . 2000 . 10860960. 34373. 2000PNAS...97.6981L . free .
  8. Bergstrom . C. T. . Ecological theory suggests that antimicrobial cycling will not reduce antimicrobial resistance in hospitals . 10.1073/pnas.0402298101 . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 101 . 36 . 13285–13290 . 2004 . 15308772. 516561. 2004PNAS..10113285B . free .
  9. 10.1073/pnas.97.4.1938 . Lipsitch . M. . Bergstrom . C. T. . Levin . B. R. . The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in hospitals: Paradoxes and prescriptions . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 97 . 4 . 1938–1943 . 2000 . 10677558 . 26540. 2000PNAS...97.1938L. free .
  10. Rosvall . M. . Bergstrom . C. T. . 10.1073/pnas.0706851105 . Maps of random walks on complex networks reveal community structure . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 105 . 4 . 1118–23 . 2008 . 18216267. 2234100. 0707.0609 . 2008PNAS..105.1118R . free .
  11. Rosvall . M. . Bergstrom . C. T. . 10.1073/pnas.0611034104 . An information-theoretic framework for resolving community structure in complex networks . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 104 . 18 . 7327–31 . 2007 . 17452639. 1855072. physics/0612035 . 2007PNAS..104.7327R . free .
  12. Book: Dugatkin, L. A. . Bergstrom, C. T. . Evolution . W. W. Norton & Company . New York . 2011 . 978-0-393-92592-0 .
  13. News: 'Calling bullshit': the college class on how not to be duped by the news. McWilliams. James. 2019-04-17. The Guardian. 2019-10-08. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  14. News: Misinformation is everywhere. These scientists can teach you to fight BS.. Guarino. Ben. Washington Post. en. 2019-10-08.
  15. How to Call B.S. on Big Data: A Practical Guide. Nijhuis. Michele. 2017-06-03. The New Yorker. 2019-10-08.
  16. Web site: Why We Need To Think Critically About Data. Bouygues. Helen Lee. Forbes. en. 2019-10-08.
  17. Web site: This college course teaches you how to call out things that are unscientific. McFarling. Usha Lee. Business Insider. 2019-10-08.
  18. News: The Fine Art of Sniffing Out Crappy Science. Kolowich. Steve. 2017-01-16. The Chronicle of Higher Education. 2019-10-08. en-US. 0009-5982.
  19. Bellware, Kim, The coronavirus is spreading rapidly. So is misinformation about it., The Washington Post, February 10, 2020
  20. C. T. . Bergstrom . May 2007 . Eigenfactor: Measuring the value and prestige of scholarly journals . College & Research Libraries News . 68 . 5 . 314–316 . 10.5860/crln.68.5.7804 . free .
  21. Web site: SPARC Innovators: Ted Bergstrom and Carl Bergstrom (June 2007) . SPARC . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110828015639/http://www.arl.org/sparc/innovator/bergstroms.shtml . 2011-08-28.

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