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

By Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie

Categories: Computers & Technology, Science & Math

Turing Award winner Judea Pearl explains the causal revolution in statistics and why machines need to understand cause and effect to reason like humans.

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• Keith Rabois: “The two indispensable books of 2018:”
• Shane Parrish: “An amazing exploration of cause and effect, allowing us to not only understand how we know things, improve our decision making and reasoning ability but also allow us to see what could have been. If you want to understand how you think or just get a firmer grasp on artificial intelligence, read this.”