Money and Finance
- Harari On Hindsight...
From Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind: "...the better you know a particular historical period, the harder it becomes to explain why things happened one way and not another…In fact, the people who knew the period best – those alive at the...
- Nassim Taleb Quote
"So the central tenet of the epistemology I advocate is as follows: we know a lot more what is wrong than what is right, or, phrased according to the fragile/robust classification, negative knowledge (what is wrong, what does not work) is more robust...
- Nassim Taleb Quote
“This idea that in order to make a decision you need to focus on the consequences (which you can know) rather than the probability (which you can’t know) is the central idea of uncertainty. Much of my life is based on it.” –Nassim Taleb, The Black...
- Nassim Taleb On Econtalk
Nassim Taleb, author of Fooled By Randomness and The Black Swan, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about antifragility, the concept behind Taleb's next book, a work in progress. Taleb talks about how we can cope with our ignorance and uncertainty...
- Cnbc: Predicting Crisis: Dr. Doom & The Black Swan
Nouriel Roubini and Nassim Taleb on CNBC:-Part 1-Part 2-....................-Related books: -The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Also available in an Audio Book)-Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets...
Money and Finance
Nassim Taleb quote
"But promoting philosophical skepticism is not quite the mission of this book. If awareness of the Black Swan problem can lead us into withdrawal and extreme skepticism, I take here the exact opposite direction. I am interested in deeds and true empiricism....I am skeptical in matters that have implications for daily life. In a way, all I care about is making a decision without being the turkey." -Nassim Taleb, The Black Swan
- Harari On Hindsight...
From Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind: "...the better you know a particular historical period, the harder it becomes to explain why things happened one way and not another…In fact, the people who knew the period best – those alive at the...
- Nassim Taleb Quote
"So the central tenet of the epistemology I advocate is as follows: we know a lot more what is wrong than what is right, or, phrased according to the fragile/robust classification, negative knowledge (what is wrong, what does not work) is more robust...
- Nassim Taleb Quote
“This idea that in order to make a decision you need to focus on the consequences (which you can know) rather than the probability (which you can’t know) is the central idea of uncertainty. Much of my life is based on it.” –Nassim Taleb, The Black...
- Nassim Taleb On Econtalk
Nassim Taleb, author of Fooled By Randomness and The Black Swan, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about antifragility, the concept behind Taleb's next book, a work in progress. Taleb talks about how we can cope with our ignorance and uncertainty...
- Cnbc: Predicting Crisis: Dr. Doom & The Black Swan
Nouriel Roubini and Nassim Taleb on CNBC:-Part 1-Part 2-....................-Related books: -The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Also available in an Audio Book)-Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets...