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Monthly Archives: April 2012

Many want to learn…

Many want to learn how to memorize things; few seek that rare ability to forget. via Many want to learn… | Facebook.

The greatest & least visible cost of civilization…

The greatest & least visible cost of civilization is the need to make an effort for bodily and mental exercise (and call it “work”), compared to the effortless life under natural stimuli (both physical and mental). via The greatest &… | Facebook.

Friends, finally…

Friends, finally settled on a barbell with the subtitle. US:ANTIFRAGILE: Things that Gain from Disorder UK and rest of the world: ANTIFRAGILE: How To Live in a World We Don’t Understand via Friends, finally… | Facebook.

Convert Debt to Equity – Scala Volpe Capital

Back in 2009, Nassim Taleb talked extensively about his prescription for solving the systemic problems within our economic system: namely, the conversion of debt into equity. Taleb argued that the prevalence of debt in the US, and global for that matter, economic system posed a grave danger and needed to be ameliorated immediately through this […]

SSRN Author Page for Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Illusion of Thin-Tails Under Aggregation  Nassim Nicholas Taleb NYU-Poly George A. Martin Posted:19 Jan 12 Last Revised:22 Apr 12 How to Prevent Other Financial Crises  Nassim Nicholas Taleb NYU-Poly George A. Martin  Posted:27 Mar 12 via SSRN Author Page for Nassim Nicholas Taleb.