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Monthly Archives: January 2014

Looking at the two most successful French novels…

Looking at the two most successful French novels in history: one is very short (Le Petit Prince, about 80 pages), & the other extra long (Proust’s Recherche, about 3200 pages). Looking at the two most successful French novels… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

Posted an FAQ on this page….

PROBLEMS There are two kind of problems with posts. Good Faith but Bad Topics: The first is people acting in good faith, without inelegance, but totally unacquainted with the topic so they reopen discussions that have long been solved, and distract the rest. It is the equivalent of someone in a math discussion forum asking […]

Being an entrepreneur is an existential, not just a financial thing.

Being an entrepreneur is an existential, not just a financial thing. via Being an entrepreneur is an existential, not… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

Antifragile Movement

Not an endorsement, just an observation. AboutAntifragile Movement educates people about the implementation of the concept of antifragility in our daily lives in order to become less fragile.MissionAntifragile Movement was founded by Rachid Tahri. It educates people about the implementation of the concept of antifragility, discovered by Nassim Nicolas Taleb, in our daily lives in […]

This is a bit technical (for those into probability)…

This is a bit technical (for those into probability): many psychological “biases” are errors by researchers missing a layer of uncertainty in the model. And the researchers want the government to “nudge” us to make a mistake. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8nhAlfIk3QIYmtqSldhYXJuMmM/edit via This is a bit technical (for those into… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.