Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Aha! Made it to YouTube.Nassim Taleb (Synopsis): Go no-risk with a small percent and high-risk with the rest. For the speculative component, short the S&P and be long in precious metals; bet on hyperinflation with OTM calls on gold and puts on bonds; short USTs as long as Bernanke and Summers are in office; trade [...]
From May 20 2009. Pretty sure I saw this before but somehow it didn’t make it to the site.
Did you know that Soros studied with Popper? I’m half way through this 5 part series where George Soros discusses his philosophy and it’s applications. Here’s the introduction:
You can find the entire video series at the Financial Times site. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/668e074a-bf24-11de-a696-00144feab49a.html?_i_referralObject=11135588&fromSearch=nYou can also subscribe to the Open Society Institute podcast in iTunes. (Link will open [...]
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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Taleb talks briefly @ 25 minute mark for about 5 minutes. Mostly on “know what vs. know how”. Caplan wrote The Myth of the Rational Voter. Great Caplan introduction audio lecture from SXSW 2008 at http://audio.sxsw.com/podcast/intera…
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Nassim Taleb su finanza, banche e crisi a margine del Discorso Bruno Leoni, Milano 16 novembre 2009 … nassim taleb istituto bruno leoni discorso 2009 crisi banche istituzioni finanziarie indebitamento debito obama mercato g20 cigno nero giocati dal caso black swan fooled by randomness
Speaker: Nassim Taleb Playlist: www.youtube.com The “La Ciudad de las Ideas 2009 Re-Evolution” Festival witnessed a very exciting event, where great theologists, philosophers and thinkers debated over the eternal conflict between science and religion, reason with faith and Darwin vs The Bible. The opinions and views expressed are strong, we recommend open-mindedness for its enjoyment. Debaters: Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett (new atheists) vs. Shmuley Boteach, Dinesh D’Souza …
opinions and views expressed are strong, we recommend open-mindedness for its enjoyment. Debaters: Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett (new atheists) vs. Shmuley Boteach, Dinesh D’Souza, Nassim Taleb (theists), and Robert Wright (neutral). Original full-length video (2:16:26): www.youtube.com With Spanish narration (2:22:42): www.youtube.com YouTube channel: LaCiudaddelasIdeas … LaCiudaddelasIdeas debate Ciudad Ideas 2009 Re-Evolution Sam Harris Christopher Hitchens Daniel …
Friday, November 27, 2009
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An older clip but fun to recap from 2005.Nassim Nicholas Taleb is not afraid to say “I don’t know.” In fact, he’s proud of his ignorance. A mathematician, philosopher and hedge-fund manager all in one iconoclastic package, Ta…
Monday, November 16, 2009
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Debate – Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Daniel I don’t know if I’m going to have the stomach to watch it. Hope someone posts an mp3 at some point…Dennett vs Dinesh D’Souza, Shmuley Boteach, Robert Wright. La Ciudad de las Ideas …
In a nutshell, Dance with Chance is all about knowing what you can and cannot predict and, therefore, what you can and cannot control.
Think about it. Every day human beings make decisions. Some are important: should you invest your life savings in t…