cause and effect

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"Conventional simulations oversimplify real materials, while experiments reveal complexity without a clear way to quantify cause and effect," explains Prof. Kotsugi.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Their results showed a direct cause and effect link between faulty mitochondrial activity and cognitive symptoms associated with neurodegenerative disease.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

However, observational data alone cannot prove cause and effect.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

He did, and in 2011, Christopher Sims and his friend Thomas Sargent won a Nobel Prize for their work revealing how the lines of cause and effect ripple through the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The theory then turns an observed rough correlation in time into a postulated chain of cause and effect.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond