The Book of Why : The New Science of Cause and Effect

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Revolutionary insight into cause and effect.

The Book of Why is an exceptional read for anyone interested in the study of causality and how it shapes our understanding of the world. With Judea Pearl's expert guidance, readers can delve into the intricacies of complex systems and explore the underlying mechanisms that drive cause and effect. By blending cutting-edge science with easy-to-understand explanations, Pearl's work helps readers gain a fresh perspective on how we comprehend the world around us and how we can leverage that understanding to build a better future.

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The Book of Why : The New Science of Cause and Effect

Regular price $23.93
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ISBN: 9780465097609
Publisher: Basic Books
Date of Publication: 2018-05-15
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Economics, Philosophy, Science
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A Turing Award-winning computer scientist and statistician shows how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intelligence"Correlation is not causation." This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, instigated by Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and established causality -- the study of cause and effect -- on a firm scientific basis. His work explains how we can know easy things, like whether it was rain or a sprinkler that made a sidewalk wet; and how to answer hard questions, like whether a drug cured an illness. Pearl's work enables us to know not just whether one thing causes another: it lets us explore the world that is and the worlds that could have been. It shows us the essence of human thought and key to artificial intelligence. Anyone who wants to understand either needs The Book of Why .
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Revolutionary insight into cause and effect.

The Book of Why is an exceptional read for anyone interested in the study of causality and how it shapes our understanding of the world. With Judea Pearl's expert guidance, readers can delve into the intricacies of complex systems and explore the underlying mechanisms that drive cause and effect. By blending cutting-edge science with easy-to-understand explanations, Pearl's work helps readers gain a fresh perspective on how we comprehend the world around us and how we can leverage that understanding to build a better future.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.