How Asia Works with causal diagrams
[Estimated time: 5 mins] Some people have pointed out that it’s hard to test the theory of development put forward by Joe […]
Category: Book Summary
Book Summary: How Asia Works by Joe Studwell
In How Asia Works, Joe Studwell sets out the three-part formula that bucked the Washington Consensus and propelled East Asian economies like […]
Book Summary: Deep Utopia by Nick Bostrom
In Deep Utopia, Nick Bostrom explores the question of what utopia could look like and what problems might be left. The book […]
Book Summary: The New Map by Daniel Yergin
My latest summary is for The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin, which explains how changes […]
Book Summary: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
This summary of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker offers practical advice on how […]
Book Summary: A Hacker’s Mind by Bruce Schneier
This summary of A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back by security expert Bruce […]
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 […]
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 […]