1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In today’s episode, I talk to Dr Michael Brown from Monash University about the mis-use of statistics in the public sphere, and specifically, about the American National Rifle Associations misrepresentations of data. We talk about: – The Australian context – Australian gun control laws – The subsequent experience after the implementation of these laws – What the NRA are doing with Australian statistics – Why are they doing this? – The tactics used by those wishing to mis-use statistics Today’s listener of the episode is Steve Briggs, from Melbourne, Australia. Download MP3 of Ep 162 Dr Brown’s article in The Conversation: Faking Waves; how the NRA and pro-gun Americans abuse crime stats Brains Matter http://www.brainsmatter.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2297190/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/2297190