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Monthly Archives: May 2013

An illustration of how the news are largely created…

An illustration of how the news are largely created, bloated and magnified by journalists. I have been in Lebanon for the past 24h, and there were shells falling on a suburb of Beirut. Yet the news did not pass the local social filter and did reach me from social sources. People do not seem to […]

Eric Weinstein is a member of this page…

Eric Weinstein is a member of this page and has all the right attributes. He is a pure scientist, an activist against academic science and has been reponsible for some people testifying in Congress against the econ risk tools. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2013/may/23/roll-over-einstein-meet-weinstein via Eric Weinstein is a member of this page… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Facebook.

Journalists feel contempt for those who fear them and a deep resentment for those who don’t.

Journalists feel contempt for those who fear them and a deep resentment for those who don’t. via Journalists feel contempt for those who… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Facebook.

Georges Moustaki, 1934-2013; a moment of…

Georges Moustaki, 1934-2013; a moment of silence for the true Mediterranean. via Georges Moustaki, 1934-2013; a moment of… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb | Facebook.

My point is not just that real humans…

My point is not just that real humans capture the world with less adorned/narrated bullshit than academics. What distinguishes the real human from the academic is not experience, but rather the AntiFragile convex risktaking mindset that led to have experience in the first place. (Obviously the point doesn’t affect matters that are meant to be […]