
The Book of Why
The New Science of Cause and Effect
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Mel Foster
How the study of causality revolutionized science and the world
"Correlation does not imply causation". This mantra has been invoked by scientists for decades and has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and placed 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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Excellent book but hard to listen to as an audiobook
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I, for one, am a better person.
A True Miracle
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Great book. Worth a listen and a challenge.
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Tough read
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Secondly, the narrator is annoying. His intonation is that of a grade school teacher, up and down. And by the way this should be listened to at about 1.5x speed. In some parts I would like 2.5x. Yet in others I'd wish to slow it down to 0.8x.
In any case, you should read this book. Purchase it, as it is truly valuable.
My gripe is that it's not dry enough, and is therefore tedious. Yet it is more practical than reading the research papers.
a must read, yet long winded, annoying narration
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The necessity of some visual elements - the causal diagrams in particular - undermines the audio experience. Audible does provide links to these as a PDF, but I would be remiss if I gave the impression that the audio version is the best way to experience this book; this is a book best read in print.
The narration is flawless and expressive appropriately.
Exceptional content; dependence on visual elements
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wonderful book but terrible audiobook
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This is a technically dense presentation. My interest in the subject is tangentially related to my work. In my case the audio presentation was perfectly paced.
There is an appropriate mix of detailed methods and less technical discourse on conflicts in the field and applicability of different methods to hold my interest. I think I now have a novices understanding some if the differences of opinion among practitioners in the field.
If I had the time, this book would make me interested enough in the methods to go back to school to learn more.
Wish I understood the mathematics and process better
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The book is super interesting, though. Well worth a listen with pdf in hand.
Great material, but highly visual
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Content of this book is not one of those.
content and Audiobook format
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