Monthly Archives: April 2015

We are compiling a database for violent conflicts…

Friends, a call for contributions: We are compiling a database for violent conflicts & are putting our data in the public for comments. Clearly we are doing some analytics and are finding stuff at great variance with what the science writer S. Pinker did, but to be sure we are putting our data in the open for people to contest or contribute. (Note that we are only concerned with wars with > 5000 casualties).
http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/WeisenbornDataProject.pdf

Source: Friends, a call for contributions: We are… – Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Author of The Black Swan at MetricStream GRC Summit 2015

Meet Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Author of The Black Swan at MetricStream GRC Summit 2015

The upcoming MetricStream GRC Summit 2015 offers participants a unique opportunity to meet and hear from the leading expert on risk and uncertainty, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of international bestsellers The Black Swan and Antifragile

This year’s GRC Summit, based on the theme ‘Maximize Business Performance Through GRC Journey,’ will be held at the Ritz Carlton Pentagon City in the Washington DC area from May 11 – 13, 2015.

To learn more about MetricStream GRC Summit, or to register, please visit the event website: http://www.grc-summit.com/

via Meet Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Author of The Black Swan at MetricStream… — PALO ALTO, Calif., April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ —.

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

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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.”.