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A growing field of academia is trying to suss out how bullshit adversely affects the workplace, and if there’s anything to be done about it.

Bullshit, as you probably know, is a form of misrepresentation, and it’s different than lying. Liars know they’re telling a fib; whereas bullshitters don’t care about whether their statements are true or not. And yes, bullshit is the technical term.

“Bullshitters have this freedom where they can just make stuff up,” explains Ian McCarthy, a researcher of bullshit at Simon Fraser University. “And sometimes they’re correct!”

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