Causal Analysis in Theory and Practice

Dear colleagues in causality research,

1. I am pleased to announce that the 2nd Edition of Causality is out now (I saw a real copy), and should hit your bookstore any day. Thanks for waiting patiently, and I apologize for not having books to sign at the JSM meeting in DC.
2. You may be pleased to know that, after a long and heated discussion on Andrew Gelman’s website, a provisional resolution (truce?) has been declared on the question: Is there such a thing as overadjustment? Click for details…
   
3. A new survey paper, gently summarizing everything I know about causation (in 40 pages) is now posted. Comments are welcome.
4. A new paper answering the question: “When are two measurements equally valuable for effect estimation?” has been posted. Confession: It is really a neat result.

Wishing you a fruitful new school year and may clarity reign in causality land.

=======Judea Pearl