BI 027 Ioana Marinescu & Konrad Kording: Causality in Quasi-Experiments

Brain Inspired

Feb 11 2019 | 01:20:04

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Show Notes

Show notes:

Websites: Ioana Marinescu, Konrad Kording
Twitter: Twitter: @mioana; @KordingLab
The paper we discuss:
- Quasi-experimental causality in neuroscience and behavioral research.
- A Pre-print version.
Judea Pearl’s The Book of Why.
Judea Pearl’s online lecture about causality: The Art and Science of Cause and Effect.
Ioana’s review of Universal Basic Income: No Strings Attached.
The post on hedge drift by Stefan Schubert: Hedge drift and advanced motte-and-bailey.
Books recommended by Ioana and Konrad to understand causality:
- Mostly Harmless Econometrics.
- Mastering ‘Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect.

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