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nntaleb: “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical: Practical Aphorisms”, N N Taleb (of Amioun), c. Jan 2011 www.fooledbyrandomness.com/aphorisms.pdf

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

nntaleb: The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical & Practical Aphorisms”, N N Taleb (of Amioun), c. Jan 2011 www.fooledbyrandomness.com/aphorisms.pdf

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Taleb's Pessimism Sows Seeds of CIC Interest – WSJ.com

Monday, August 23, 2010

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HatTip to Dave Lull WSJ is behind a paywall unless you search for the story and connect to it through Google. For now.
Prof. Nassim Nicholas Taleb was in his native northern Lebanon last week, thinking about instability in the pricin…

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Just as no monkey is as attractive as the ugliest of humans, no academic is worthier than the worst of the creators.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Just as no monkey is as attractive as the ugliest of humans, no academic is worthier than the worst of the creators.

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Thoughts on Inflation Protection and Other Hedging Approaches – Scala Volpe Capital

Thursday, August 19, 2010

It’s true Nassim Taleb (author of “The Black Swan”) recommends a “barbell” approach for most investors when allocating their capital.  What this equates to is putting 80-90% of your funds into very conservative instruments, such as cash, and…

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Deep Read: Nassim Taleb (The Black Swan Guy) : Planet Money : NPR

Thursday, August 19, 2010

by Jacob Goldstein

Here’s the latest Planet Money Deep Read — o…

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nntaleb: @felixsalmon sees with clarity: http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/08/16/the-mess-that-is-deposit-insurance/

Monday, August 16, 2010

nntaleb: @felixsalmon sees with clarity: http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.reuters.com%2Ffelix-salmon%2F2010%2F08%2F16%2Fthe-mess-that-is-deposit-insurance%2F

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6 Gurus Who Told You That Selling Your Treasuries Was A GREAT Idea

Saturday, August 14, 2010

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Fortunately or not, I don’t have a lot to wager with, but I wouldn’t be too quick to discount Taleb’s advice.
” ‘Every single human being’ should bet US treasury bonds will decline”
– Nassim Taleb (Author of “The Black Swan”) on Feb…

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Scala Volpe Capital – Blog

Thursday, August 12, 2010

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We met Christopher when he wrote about his Black Swan Protection Protocol http://austrianschool.blogspot.com/2010/02/black-swan-protection-protocol-approach.html He’s recently launched a new site and has more market-centric NNT rela…

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What Do You Want to Hear from Nassim Nicholas Taleb? – Freakonomics Blog – NYTimes.com

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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I expect to have a conversation with Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan, in the next couple of days. He’s a very smart and talkative fellow, and I suspect he would fit into …

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My definition of an erudite is subtractive: someone who displays and cites, in writing and conversation, much less than he knows.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

My definition of an erudite is subtractive: someone who displays and cites, in writing and conversation, much less than he knows.

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