Book Summary: Why We’re Polarized by Ezra Klein
If, like me, you’ve been watching US politics recently and wondering how it got to be the way it is, you might […]
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The Monty Hall problem—explained with a causal diagram
[Estimated time: 3 mins] The Monty Hall problem is a famous probability puzzle based on the game show Let’s Make a Deal. […]
Simpson’s Paradox—explained with causal diagrams
[Estimated time: 5 mins] Simpson’s paradox appears when a trend that appears in aggregated data disappears or reverses when the groups are […]
Book Summary: The Book of Why by Judea Pearl and Dana McKenzie
This summary of The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect by Judea Pearl and Dana McKenzie explains how […]
Book Summary: The Art of Learning by Joshua Waitzkin
Joshua Waitzkin was a chess prodigy who won 8 National Championships before the age of 20. He later took up Tai Chi […]
Can zero-sum games negate productivity gains?
[Estimated time: 10 mins] The unusually good pictures in this post were all drawn by my very talented friend James. You can […]
Book Summary: The Pyramid Principle by Barbara Minto
The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking by Barbara Minto explains how to make your writing clearer by imposing a logical […]
Criticisms of The Art of Logic
[Estimated time: 11 mins] As I explained in my summary of The Art of Logic, I generally enjoyed the book except for […]
Book Summary: The Art of Logic by Eugenia Cheng
My latest summary is for The Art of Logic: How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn’t by Eugenia Cheng, which […]
How Beast Games helped me understand non-causal decision theory
[Estimated time: 5 mins] SPOILER WARNING for Beast Games, Episode 3 ahead I confess that my taste in TV isn’t exactly, uh, […]