<description>&lt;p&gt;The desire to understand &lt;em&gt;mechanism&lt;/em&gt; has led scientists, doctors, and researchers into grave error—the “mechanism fallacy”—thinking that correlations &lt;em&gt;are not causally connected&lt;/em&gt; if the mechanism is not understood.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at &lt;a href="https://stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Patterson in Pursuit

Steve Patterson

"But What's the Mechanism?"

OCT 5, 20259 MIN
Patterson in Pursuit

"But What's the Mechanism?"

OCT 5, 20259 MIN

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<p>The desire to understand <em>mechanism</em> has led scientists, doctors, and researchers into grave error—the “mechanism fallacy”—thinking that correlations <em>are not causally connected</em> if the mechanism is not understood.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at <a href="https://stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe</a>