PainSci Updates · Apr 23, 2026
Actually, correlation kinda does imply causation [4m]
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Causality inference is a potent defining feature of human intelligence that serves us well in many situations. Our ability to suss out how things work is largely based on this “one weird trick” that our brains can do. Flick the switch, light turns on … probably causally related! [ Image caption: “Thinking at Hell’s gate” , by innoxiuss , CC BY 2.0 ] touch fire 👉🏻 get burned throw rock 👉🏻 break…
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