CURRENT MISSION

Understanding what Judea Pearl means with causality

ABOUT ME

I love a good conversation about a film, a book, philosophy, politics, .... I love contructive conversation, including the listening and learning part of it.

PHILOSOPHY

Bayesian causalist with a tinge of estochastic essentialism, rather objectivist than subjectivist... In any case still evolving... (Obviously this is not serious, I do not broadcast my beliefs, I share them with whoever shares a beer with me)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfing was mentioned to me in a dinner, I liked the concept and I joined.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Moderate. Joined events in Madrid and Miami.

Interests

Running, watching films and conversing on an interesting subject. That typically excludes soccer and diets :-)

• books
• beer
• running
• politics
• movies
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: A few good men, Goodwill Hunting, Shadow Lands, Spy Game, Black Hawk Down
Music: Soundtracks, mainly Zimmer, Sunshine theme, epic music, Requiem for a Dream, cello, Barber, country...
Books: The only books I have read more than once are "The Lord of the Rings" and Perelandra. I had a liking for russians, and I have read almost every russian classic author. I promesi sponsi I liked a lot. When I have nothing to read, I keep readying o'Brian's Jack Aubreys books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I crossed what at the time was the front-line between hezbollah figthers and Israeli (Armée du Liban Sud) troops. We had to wait until the bombing stopped. Then we got the ok from the United Nations observers and we could cross. That is possibly the most exciting story I can tell, though my trip from Johannesburg to Maputo by car makes a good story too. BTW, we were there, in Lebanon, to furbish a hospital with equipment in Ain Ebel. This looks like a grandfather story... but you asked...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Mozambique, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Lebanon