Ep. 31 - The Problem of Causality with Shirin Mojarad
We do things every in the hope that it will cause…
The Local Maximum with Max Sklar · Max Sklar
September 11, 201847m 3s
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Show Notes
We do things every in the hope that it will cause something good to happen as a result. And we're also bombarded with information trying to convince us on what to buy, who to vote for, and how to live.
But most of the time, it's very difficult to tell whether A causes B, or if they are merely correlated. I talk to subject matter expert Shirin Mojarad of McGraw-Hill to break down how scientists can detect causality and what to look for in a causality study.
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But most of the time, it's very difficult to tell whether A causes B, or if they are merely correlated. I talk to subject matter expert Shirin Mojarad of McGraw-Hill to break down how scientists can detect causality and what to look for in a causality study.
Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe