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Closing the Loop: What We Learned About Causality
Season 1 - Extra: Wrap-up of The Book of WhyWelcome back to the Decoding Causality podcast after a long hiatus! As Season 1 comes to a close, we are wrapping up our journey by summarizing the…
S1E10 S1E10. Can AI Ask Why? The Final Frontier of Causal Reasoning
Season 1: The Book of WhyAs Season 1 comes to a close, we explore the convergence of big data, artificial intelligence, and the age-old question of “why.” While machines have become astonishingly…
S1E9 S1E09. Tracing the Invisible: How Causes Travel Through the World
Season 1: The Book of WhyWhat lies between cause and effect? In this episode, we delve into the concept of mediation, the hidden pathways that connect actions to outcomes. From James Lind’s battle…
S1E8 S1E08. Imagining the Impossible: How Counterfactuals Shape Our World
Season 1: The Book of WhyWhat if Cleopatra’s nose had been shorter? What if Joe had taken the aspirin? In this episode, we climb to the top rung of the Ladder of Causation and explore the fascinating…
S1E7 S1E07. Climbing the Causal Mountain: How to Predict the Impact of Interventions
Season 1: The Book of WhyUnderstanding what happens when we take action—rather than just observe—is at the heart of causal reasoning. In this episode, we ascend to the second rung of the Ladder of…
S1E6 S1E06. The Paradox Problem: When Data Misleads Our Intuition
Season 1: The Book of WhySometimes, the numbers lie—or at least, they seem to. In this episode, we dive into some of the most famous paradoxes in statistics and probability, from Simpson’s paradox to…
S1E5 S1E05. Breaking the Illusion: How to Prove Causation Without Experiments
Season 1: The Book of WhyHow can we prove that one thing causes another when experiments are impossible or unethical? In this episode, we explore the challenge of establishing causation using…
S1E4 S1E04. Untangling the Web: How to Overcome Hidden Bias in Data
Season 1: The Book of WhyNot all correlations are what they seem. Hidden biases, lurking variables, and confounding factors can distort our understanding of cause and effect—leading to flawed…
S1E3 S1E03. The Detective’s Dilemma: How We Infer Causes from Evidence
Season 1: The Book of WhyWhat do Sherlock Holmes and artificial intelligence have in common? Both rely on evidence to reach conclusions, but only one truly understands why things happen. In this…
S1E2 S1E02. The Causality Quest: From Superstition to Science
Season 1: The Book of WhyFor centuries, humanity relied on intuition, folklore, and trial and error to understand the world. But how did we transition from anecdotal reasoning to the rigorous science…
S1E1 S1E01. From Data to Discovery: How We Learned to Ask Why
Season 1: The Book of WhyWhat separates humans from other species, and from today’s AI systems, is not just the ability to observe patterns but the power to ask why. In this episode, we explore the…
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