S5E1: A Casual Conversation with Miguel Hernán
From SERious EPI by Sue Bevan - Society for Epidemiologic Research
January 15, 2026 · 31 min
About this episode
This episode introduces the fifth season focused on the textbook Causal Inference: What If by Miguel Hernán and James Robins, featuring a conversation with Dr. Hernán.
Welcome back to SERious Epidemiology! This episode sets the stage for the fifth season of our podcast. We are excited to announce that Season 5 will be focused on the textbook Causal Inference: What If by Miguel Hernan and James Robins. In this intro episode we chat with Dr. Hernán, discuss what motivated the authors to write this book, and provide a big-picture overview of the textbook so you can all get excited about what is to come this season. A copy of the textbook is available online at: https://miguelhernan.org/whatifbook
People in this episode
Host: Sue Bevan
Guest: Miguel Hernán
Topics covered
- Causal Inference
- Epidemiology
- Textbook Overview
- Miguel Hernán
- James Robins
- Season Introduction
Keywords
- Causal Inference
- Epidemiology
- Miguel Hernán
- James Robins
- Textbook
- Podcast
- SERious Epidemiology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Society for Epidemiologic Research
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