"Correlation does not imply causation". This mantra has been invoked by scientists for decades and has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and placed causality - the study of cause and effect - on a firm scientific basis.

チェコ出身のドイツ語作家であり、20世紀文学を代表するユダヤ人小説家フランツ・カフカの短編小説。EIN HUNGERKUNSTLERからの原田義人による翻訳。

クロ猫、シロ猫、トラ猫、ミケ猫、カマ猫、これが猫の事務所の序列です。はて、皆にいじめられるカマ猫とは?三上博史が演じ分ける5匹の猫たちの世界をとっぷりとお楽しみ下さい。(C)2007 TOKYO FM & Appleway

Interweaving her vast knowledge of neurology, sociology, psychology, and philosophy with fascinating down-to-earth examples and lively personal anecdotes, developmental psychologist, neuroscientist, and dyslexia expert Wolf probes the question, "How do we learn to read and write?" This ambitious and provocative new book offers an impassioned look at reading, its effect on our lives, and explains why it matters so greatly in a digital era.

Over the past few years, Brianna Wiest has gained renown for her deeply moving, philosophical writing. This new compilation of her published work features pieces on why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, see the wisdom in daily routine, and become aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. Some of these pieces have never been seen; others have been read by millions of people around the world. Regardless, each will leave you thinking: This idea changed my life.