"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.

Critical thinking is regularly cited as an essential 21st century skill, the key to success in school and work. Given our propensity to believe fake news, draw incorrect conclusions, and make decisions based on emotion rather than reason, it might even be said that critical thinking is vital to the survival of a democratic society. But what, exactly, is critical thinking? Haber describes the term's origins in such disciplines as philosophy, psychology, and science.

In Tech Monopoly, Herbert Hovenkamp explores competition problems in a wide range of high-tech firms—from those that sell purely digital products, such as video streaming, search, software, or email services, to others that sell more traditional "tactile" products, such as hardware, clothing, groceries, or rides. He offers a realistic look at the powers and limitations of antitrust law in tech markets with an assessment that is as comprehensive as it is accessible.

Upon its first English publication in 1959, Popper's The Logic of Scientific Discovery revolutionized thinking about the scientific method. Largely an exploration of the demarcation problem, or what distinguishes science from non-science, Popper introduced and defended his concept of falsifability -- that scientific systems are ones open to empirical disconfirmation -- against the prevailing views of his day.

これまで数多くの一般向け統計本が出版され、人気を博してきた。だがその多くは「こんなデタラメな統計や調査がありますので、気をつけましょう」といったメッセージを発するものだった。

正解のない選択肢の中からでも最善手を見出し、選び取るためのテクニック!
人生もビジネスも選択の連続。
「何かをする、しない」「いつやるか」「どのようなやり方をするか」など、意識している

Artificial intelligence powers Google's search engine, enables Facebook to target advertising, and allows Alexa and Siri to do their jobs. AI is also behind self-driving cars, predictive policing, and autonomous weapons that can kill without human intervention. These and other AI applications raise complex ethical issues that are the subject of ongoing debate. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers an accessible synthesis of these issues.

In the late 1850s, a physician in New York City used a syringe and glass tube to inject half a drop of sperm into a woman's uterus, marking the first recorded instance of artificial insemination. From that day forward, doctors and scientists have turned to technology in ever more innovative ways to facilitate conception. Fertility Technology surveys this history in all its medical, practical, and ethical complexity, and offers a look at state-of-the-art fertility technology in various social and political contexts around the world.

本書では「広告が売り上げに影響したのか？」「ある政策を行ったことが本当に良い影響をもたらしたのか？」といった、因果関係分析に焦点を当てたデータ分析の入門を展開していきます。

「頭の良さ」とは習慣である!誰もが大量の情報を簡単に手に入れられる今、オリジナリティのある発想力がより強く求められている。

◆「がんばってるね」と褒められる仕事のやり方がわかる本！・気がきく仕事って、どうすればできるの？・同じミスをくり返しちゃうのはなぜ？

ミクロ経済学はつまずきの石だ．無差別曲線，限界効用，ナッシュ均衡，……．ミクロの迷宮に落ち込んだら最後，入門書すら歯が立たなくなる.

ビッグデータ時代の必須教養
「因果推論」の考えかたがわかる!

21世紀型スキルは、学校では教えてくれない！変化する時代を生き抜くためにはIQより「考える力」が重要！

Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability and decision theory. Along the way, the basics of formal logic are explained in simple, non-technical terms, showing that logic is a powerful and exciting part of modern philosophy.

自由自在の「創造力」をその手に！アップルの創業者スティーブ・ジョブズや、アマゾンの創業者ジェフ・ベゾスなど、「世界を変えた」イノベーターの思考方法を子細に分析すると、共通する5つのステップが浮かび上がってくる。

あらゆるビジネスの見え方が変わる!“専門分野の寄せ集め"だった経営学をビジネスの目的別に再構築した画期的入門書

初学者にとって偉大な案内役となる経済学入門。読者に力強く訴えかけて、ワクワクさせる本だ。この世界を理解するうえで、どのような貢献を経済学者がしてきたかが見事に説明されている。

二〇一七年ノーベル経済学賞受賞！　これまでの経済学が想定してきた人間像は、すべて嘘なのでは？　

世界最高のコンサルティングファームの
トップコンサルタントとして得た豊富な経験からわかった
「いい努力」「悪い努力」とは?