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John Cleese – interview – The legendary ex-Python talks to us ahead of his wide-ranging Alimony Tour | The List

Thursday, May 26, 2011

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Nice Find! HatTip to Dave Lull.
Before that, he’s writing his next one-man show, Why There is No Hope, a ‘cutting-edge’ satirical production based on philosopher and finance mathematician Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Black Swan th…

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The Future Has Thicker Tails than the Past: Model Error as Branching Counterfactuals by Nassim Taleb :: SSRN

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

The Future Has Thicker Tails than the Past: Model Error as Branching Counterfactuals

Nassim Nicholas Taleb NYU-Poly

May 23, 2011

Abstract:
    

Ex ante predicted outcomes should be interpreted as counterfactuals (potential histories), …

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Formal Map of Antifragility (technical)

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Formal Map of Antifragility (technical)

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I was thinking of counterfeit currencies, which a trained eye can immediately recognize; most products (food, clothes, objects, banking, news) made by corporations are counterfeit.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

I was thinking of counterfeit currencies, which a trained eye can immediately recognize; most products (food, clothes, objects, banking, news) made by corporations are counterfeit.

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Friends I need help. There are two sets of figures representing Antifragility (1-3, 4-6)…

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Friends I need help. There are two sets of figures representing Antifragility (1-3, 4-6). Which set should I pick? Which one is easier to understand?Thanks in advance.http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/figures.pdfhttp://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/figure…

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