Monthly Archives: September 2015

Kilkenomics, Ali Mohammed Al-Nimr, Statistics with Fat Tails, #FreeNimr | Twitter

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Please do not remain silent. #AliMohammedAlNimr is to be executed within 24 hours #FreeNimr . Ask your gov to punish Saudi Arabia.

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 25, 2015
Started a short book with @dottorpax on Doing Statistics with Fat Tails. pic.twitter.com/xc1YDObpxC

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 25, 2015
King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Supreme Court of Saudi Arab: Stop the crucifixion of Ali Mohammed Al-Nimr http://t.co/ug4OfSKrnO via @Change

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 24, 2015
I was promised a lot of beer and arguments in Ireland #Kilkenomics 2015. Interesting company. https://t.co/kgXGeSqgbx

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 24, 2015

Kilkenomics Festival – Ireland Saturday Nov 7 2015

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http://www.kilkenomics.com
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2015
Time: 19:45 – 21:00 pm
Venue: St. Canice’s Cathedral
Cost: €20 / Concessions €17

A massive coup for Kilkenomics, we’re delighted to present the very brilliant Nassim Taleb in the unique setting of Kilkenny’s 13th Century cathedral. If you have read Nassim’s work, you’ll know what we are talking about. If not, prepare to be dazzled.

Boycott Saudi Arabia, Yogi Berra, VW, GMOs | Twitter

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Anyone, I mean ANYONE who doesn’t boycott Saudi Arabia over beheading AND crucifixion of a 21 year old dissenter is a prostitute.

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 23, 2015
Yogi Berra, rest in peace.

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 23, 2015
The good news with VW is that those suckers who still trusted corporations will be more skeptical.

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 22, 2015
Fletcher Lecture: Comment on @yaneerbaryam’s discussion “coupled” variables show no standard correlation @Confusezeus pic.twitter.com/zBII1HxwAx

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 22, 2015
With coauthors and Sheldon Krimsky : There is NO scientific consensus that GMOs are “safe”. http://t.co/d4GkFp68X7 pic.twitter.com/3mFW2aPwr0

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 22, 2015

Moscow, Skolkovo, GMOs, Fletcher School, Math | Twitter

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I am screaming for help with this straaaaaaaaange puzzle with integration using special functions. http://t.co/33mFAgysfo

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 18, 2015
Monday night, Fletcher Shool: A complex systems approach to the Syrian problem, w @yaneerbaryam Maybe even a party. https://t.co/DqHHFHtGTO

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 18, 2015
Satisfied new year resolution #7. All done. http://t.co/0r9TprFjxD

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 14, 2015
GMO Facts and Fallacies cheat sheet, new version. PDF at https://t.co/uh2LHp3cJn pic.twitter.com/tjTQlbGb9h

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 14, 2015
I have to thank Skolkovo (near Moscow) for a great, warm, and attentive hospitality. Impressive setup and people. pic.twitter.com/rqB3jHvgKW

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 14, 2015
Moscow business camp in Gorky Park. A lot of independent contractors in building that lets nature in. pic.twitter.com/o6mDs6B50c

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) September 14, 2015

Nassim Taleb: Keynote Address, 2015 Fletcher Conference on Managing Political Risk

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Published on Aug 28, 2015
Nassim Taleb is a fellow of The Fletcher School based at The Fares Center. This is the keynote address of The Fletcher Conference on Managing Political Risk (2015). The annual conference, hosted by The Fletcher Political Risk Group, brings together business professionals and academics to consider the risks and opportunities that global companies, investors, and organizations face in today’s complex world.