These University of Washington professors are teaching a course on bullshit

Normally it would be considered rude to call a class "bullshit," but here's one time you can get away with it. Two University of Washington professors are teaching a course to help students "think critically about the data and models that constitute evidence in the social and natural sciences," according to the introduction to the course. The 160-seat seminar, titled "Calling Bullshit in the Age of Big Data," begins in late March and continues for roughly 10 weeks. Members of the general public can follow the course syllabus, including readings and recordings of lectures, at the course's website. At the end of the course, students should be able to "provide your crystals-and-homeopathy aunt or casually racist uncle with an accessible and persuasive explanation of why a claim is bullshit," according to the syllabus.