The Book of Why [electronic resource] : The New Science of Cause and Effect
Judea Pearl2018
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A pioneer of artificial intelligence shows how the study of causality
revolutionized science and the world
'Correlation does not imply causation.' This mantra was invoked by scientists
for decades in order to avoid taking positions as to whether one thing caused
another, such as smoking and cancer and carbon dioxide and global warming. But
today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by world-renowned
computer scientist Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of
confusion and placed cause and effect on a firm scientific basis. Now, Pearl and
science journalist Dana Mackenzie explain causal thinking to general readers for
the first time, showing how it allows us to explore the world that is and the
worlds that could have been. It is the essence of human and artificial
intelligence. And just as Pearl's discoveries have enabled machines to think
better, The Book of Why explains how we can think better.
Main title:
Author:
Judea Pearl, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241242643
Language:
English
BRN:
434612
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |