
The Question of Why

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Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie • The Book of Why
As more knowledge workers spend their days prompting LLMs, it’s become popular to argue that asking good questions is becoming more valuable. What is less obvious but I think more interesting is that it will expose how little we actually care about answers, and in turn, what makes questions so valuable in the first place.
Packy McCormick • Long Questions/Short Answers
Next, if you can, explain the significance of your question by answering So what if we don’t find out? In part I, we said this was the most important question you need to answer about any research project, because it gets at why your project matters to you and should matter to others. Your introduction is your best opportunity to explain this signi
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