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I know it's stupid, but I'm a bit scared of reading Judea Pearl.

Afraid it's going to be terribly brilliant with lots of maths and I won't understand it.

I know, I should just give it a try...

Yes, Pearl's Causality is pretty dense. The trick to reading any research monograph is to realize that you're not supposed to read all of it, nor are you necessarily supposed to read it front-to-back. Once you realize that, Pearl's Causality is actually very accessible -- read the introduction to each chapter, read the text sections in that chapter that look interesting, and study the mathy parts that you find relevant.

Agreed. MikeCapone, I'd also recommend that you start with the essay at the very end of the book; serves as a good intro/overview.

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