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Why are apostates more hated than people of a different faith…

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Why are apostates more hated than people of a different faith, punishable by death in many places? Consider that, on Facebook, you are more upset with people who “unfriend” you than those who aren’t on your friends list. via Why are apostates more hated than people of a… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

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Heuristic: never nitpick a heuristic.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Heuristic: never nitpick a heuristic. via Heuristic: never nitpick a heuristic. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

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John Gray: Steven Pinker is wrong about violence and war | Books | The Guardian

Monday, March 16, 2015

NNT Tweeted: Every morning upon waking up I have been thanking Baal the greatmaster BS-buster John Gray exists. Our last hope http://gu.com/p/46t3y/stw  From the Guardian article: The radically contingent nature of the figures is another reason for not taking them too seriously. (For a critique of Pinker’s statistical methods, see Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s essay on […]

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Formalization of the Barbell…

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Formalization of the Barbell: finally submitted paper to a journal specialized in information theory. Tail Risk Constraints and Maximum Entropy pdf

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A book’s first 6 months depends on reviewers…

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

A book’s first 6 months depends on reviewers; after that it depends on readers and word of mouth. Most books 1) are written for reviewers 2) last only 6m. via A book’s first 6 months depends on… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

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