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Incerto: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile

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The only noteworthy correction I made in the 1900 pages of the INCERTO

The only noteworthy correction I made in the 1900 pages of the INCERTO, written over 18 years, which should come out as single unit: “To Benoit Mandelbrot, a Greek among Romans” [The Black Swan, 2007] to “To Benoit Mandelbrot, a Roman among Greeks” As I came to realize that the Romans were noBS FatTonies; they […]

Lindy Effect, GMOs, Shills, Solar Energy, Pope Francis |Twitter @nntaleb

NNT has been VERY busy on Twitter lately. This is just a sampling from the last few days. Usually but not always, I select Tweets that include links to additional information. https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/631789212686094336 https://twitter.com/benhayesnyc/status/631547333973516288 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/631475970847940608 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/631469357667893248 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/631226823326633984 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/630857997359648769 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/630767097023471616 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/630758660751421440 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/630748570228908032 https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/630380237533151232 ANSWER: Every loss of crop raises total ruin 100 fold. Halving crops raises total […]

School is about dealing with certainties. Life is about the ability to handle the maximal amount of uncertainty.

Summarizing the INCERTO. School is about dealing with certainties. Life is about the ability to handle the maximal amount of uncertainty. via Nassim NicholنTaleb on Twitter: “Summarizing the INCERTO. School is about dealing with certainties. Life is about the ability to handle the maximal amount of uncertainty.”.

Final iteration of the map of THE INCERTO

Final iteration of the map of THE INCERTO (mostly the Black Swan Problem), linking various traditions. via Timeline Photos – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.