Looking at the two most successful French novels in history: one is very short (Le Petit Prince, about 80 pages), & the other extra long (Proust’s Recherche, about 3200 pages).
Looking at the two most successful French novels… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
PROBLEMS
There are two kind of problems with posts.
Good Faith but Bad Topics: The first is people acting
in good faith, without inelegance, but totally
unacquainted with the topic so they reopen discussions
that have long been solved, and distract the rest. It is
the equivalent of someone in a math discussion forum
asking to define the square root and insisting on his
right to pose the question. Also includes people who…Posted an FAQ on this page.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8nhAlfIk3QIOTV3Y3RhLVpLZVk/edit
Being an entrepreneur is an existential, not just a financial thing.
via Being an entrepreneur is an existential, not… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Not an endorsement, just an observation.
About
Antifragile Movement educates people about the implementation of the concept of antifragility in our daily lives in order to become less fragile.
Mission
Antifragile Movement was founded by Rachid Tahri. It educates people about the implementation of the concept of antifragility, discovered by Nassim Nicolas Taleb, in our daily lives in order to become less fragile.
Antifragile Movement.
HatTip to Dave Lull
This is a bit technical (for those into probability): many psychological “biases” are errors by researchers missing a layer of uncertainty in the model. And the researchers want the government to “nudge” us to make a mistake.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8nhAlfIk3QIYmtqSldhYXJuMmM/edit
via This is a bit technical (for those into… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.