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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. […]

[Estimated time: 5 mins] Simpson’s paradox appears when a trend that appears in aggregated data disappears or reverses when the groups are […]

This summary of The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect by Judea Pearl and Dana McKenzie explains how […]

Joshua Waitzkin was a chess prodigy who won 8 National Championships before the age of 20. He later took up Tai Chi […]

[Estimated time: 10 mins] The unusually good pictures in this post were all drawn by my very talented friend James. You can […]

The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking by Barbara Minto explains how to make your writing clearer by imposing a logical […]

[Estimated time: 11 mins] As I explained in my summary of The Art of Logic, I generally enjoyed the book except for […]

My latest summary is for The Art of Logic: How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn’t by Eugenia Cheng, which […]

[Estimated time: 5 mins] SPOILER WARNING for Beast Games, Episode 3 ahead I confess that my taste in TV isn’t exactly, uh, […]

[Estimated time: 5 mins] Every year I do a round-up of my favourite books and provide a brief update on how the […]