{"product_id":"the-book-of-why-the-new-science-of-cause-and-effect-9781541608986","title":"The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn argument for how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intelligence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Illuminating.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Extraordinary.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience Friday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Correlation is not causation.\" This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, once led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, with causal analysis taking center stage in AI and other applications, the old taboos are a thing of the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The causal revolution, instigated by Judea Pearl and others, established causality on a firm scientific basis. Pearl showed how intuitive models can interface with data to help answer causal questions, such as whether a drug will cure an illness or, counterfactually, whether an illness would have persisted absent the drug. These models provide a blueprint for causal AI to learn and take responsibility for its mistakes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Updated with a new preface and summary of recent advances, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Why\u003c\/i\u003e outlines the basics of cause and effect for lay readers and scientists alike, providing tools to explore the observable world and worlds that might have been.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judea Pearl,Dana MacKenzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.56w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541608986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudea Pearl\u003c\/b\u003e is chancellor's professor of computer science at UCLA. The author of three foundational books in AI, he has won numerous awards, including the Alan Turing Award. He lives in Los Angeles, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Mackenzie\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD mathematician turned science writer. He has written or co-written fourteen books, mostly on mathematical topics. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Judea Pearl \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67804825813149,"sku":"9781541608986","price":27.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d407b736-d18d-47c1-8a26-3e4d52d52bd4.jpg?v=1794384172","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-book-of-why-the-new-science-of-cause-and-effect-9781541608986","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}