Misconceptions Footnote †: Randomness and Feedback

The video discusses the nature of correlations, highlighting Reichenbach's principle, which suggests that finding a correlation naturally leads to seeking explanations or causes. It warns against spurious correlations that occur by chance, using examples like coin flips and particle physics. The video also explains that random correlations tend to disappear with larger data samples. Finally, it addresses feedback loops, explaining them as causal chains rather than true loops, using the example of grass and sheep populations.

What is the difference between feedback loops and causal chains in the context of grass and sheep?

How does the concept of a spirally helix relate to the causal relationship between grass and sheep over time?