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@wcsoto “Religion isn’t so much about telling man that there is one God as about preventing man from thinking that he is God.”
N. N. Taleb
@nntaleb Permalink 8:44 AM – 13 May 2015

@nntaleb 2nd accepted paper this year w/Cirillo.
We need a paper on statistical properties of squid ink to have a good y. https://twitter.com/DrCirillo/status/697796849713967104   Permalink 7:04 AM – 11 Feb 2016

@nntaleb The problem with mental clarity is that you need to have mental clarity to understand what it means. Permalink 6:56 AM – 11 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Costco buys it in Italy @ArrogantMonkey Permalink 6:19 AM – 11 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Any olive oil expert in the room? Great to see that Costco, a large corp, doesn’t cheat.
https://c1.oliveoiltim.es/library/ucd-2010-report.pdf   pic.twitter.com/UMKDaPhlGr Permalink 6:00 AM – 11 Feb 2016

@nntaleb My understanding of narcissist is that they think they are the center of the world/others are objects, bt they DON’T show it like sociopaths Permalink 11:56 AM – 10 Feb 2016

@yaneerbaryam Top U.S. Intelligence Official Calls Gene Editing a WMD Threat https://www.technologyreview.com/s/600774/top-us-intelligence-official-calls-gene-editing-a-wmd-threat/#.VruTWntnw5w.twitter   Permalink 11:45 AM – 10 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Answering questions on gamblers ruin (technical) pic.twitter.com/sSRhV2c25J Permalink 11:42 AM – 10 Feb 2016

@nntaleb My understanding of narcissists is here: they don’t have empathy. pic.twitter.com/8HSuoFuzvP Permalink 10:56 AM – 10 Feb 2016

@nntaleb A narcissist tries to please pple to manipulate them,treats them like tools. Not the case w/The Donaldo @realDonaldTrump More like B.Clinton Permalink 10:51 AM – 10 Feb 2016

@bankofengland Nassim Taleb’s One Bank Flagship Seminar will be webcast live here http://goo.gl/XVRLiU   on 18 February at 16:15 hrs GMT #BoETaleb Permalink 8:48 AM – 10 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Additional reason I am more impressed by erudition than “intelligence”: to have erudition requires NOT reading the newspapers (#vianegativa) Permalink 8:07 AM – 10 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Hillary Monsanto-Malmaison used the State Department to promote Monsanto overseas/lobby against GMO-skeptics while Bill was paid by them. Permalink 7:56 AM – 10 Feb 2016

@nntaleb It hit me from the origin of the term halal that morality has minority dynamics
http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/minority.pdf   pic.twitter.com/JMuRpmXiET Permalink 7:42 AM – 10 Feb 2016

@nntaleb In past Jesuist priests had monstrous erudition & practical sense; there was a huge demand by industry for few who left orders @JasonSCFung Permalink 6:51 AM – 10 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Clintons: As becoming a Jesuit priest to build a CV to get job w/~Goldman Sachs is unethical, so is using public office to get rich later. Permalink 6:43 AM – 10 Feb 2016

@nntaleb The Clintons managed to convince many, many people that they were not sumbags… but it is eventually like keeping a balloon under water. Permalink 5:27 AM – 10 Feb 2016

2-Country Paradox, Devaluation, Deutsche Bank, Law of Large Numbers Under Fat Tails, Charles Eugster | Twitter

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@nntaleb The certificate in Real World Risk Management: the decision of this month that required the most effort. pic.twitter.com/zt895wZt4Q Permalink 2016-02-09 15:14:00

@nntaleb Dottore Borghi don’t be upset but as FX deriv traders we banned trainees from talking to economists
@borghi_claudio @1svensktiger @went1955 Permalink 2016-02-09 14:58:00

@nntaleb This proves IMF bureaucrats make BASIC math errors. I tolerate errors in Italy because of the food. @borghi_claudio @1svensktiger @went1955 Permalink 2016-02-09 14:36:00

@nntaleb Incorrect. A currency “appreciates” by 100% its inverse will “depreciate” by 50%@borghi_claudio @LorenzoWVilla @braveheartmmt @went1955 Permalink 2016-02-09 14:29:00

@nntaleb When you change the sign you ALSO change the quantity (+150% <=> -60%). ELEMENTARY! @borghi_claudio @LorenzoWVilla @braveheartmmt @went1955 Permalink 2016-02-09 14:21:00

@nntaleb No wonder with such confusion economists blow up when they trade currencies. @borghi_claudio @EVonHoccheim @1svensktiger Permalink 2016-02-09 14:15:00

@nntaleb No, laws of mathematics are UNIQUE, except for BS vendors and economists. @borghi_claudio @EVonHoccheim @1svensktiger Permalink 2016-02-09 14:13:00

@nntaleb Devaluation for a currency != – reevaluation for another. See my text @1svensktiger @borghi_claudio @went1955 @lello_mascetti_ @a_presbitero Permalink 2016-02-09 14:06:00

@nntaleb It is deceiving & sensationalizing journalism to say 150% when it is only 60%. @felixsalmon @went1955 @NakedKeynes Permalink 2016-02-09 13:55:00

@nntaleb Which brings us to the 2-country paradox (Dynamic Hedg)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50282823/twocountryparadox.pdf
@felixsalmon @went1955 @NakedKeynes pic.twitter.com/rpr28LaYJn Permalink 2016-02-09 13:42:00

@nntaleb That is what I would call a 60% devaluation of the currency. @felixsalmon @went1955 @NakedKeynes Permalink 2016-02-09 13:28:00

@nntaleb Someone needs to explain to me very, very slowly what -150% means. I promise to listen calmly, without interrupting. https://twitter.com/went1955/status/697166056301977600   Permalink 2016-02-09 13:20:00

@nntaleb I had no concern over Deutsche B until the German Finance Minister stated we should have no concern over Deutsche B pic.twitter.com/w4YRC0fC8F Permalink 2016-02-09 08:08:00

@nntaleb I can tell the market is down & anxiety is high, without looking on the screen, when that day I am not trolled by finance people. Permalink 2016-02-09 05:49:00

@nntaleb Finally completed the “law of large numbers under fat tails”.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50282823/LargeN.pdf   Permalink 2016-02-09 04:04:00

@nntaleb Look at the video of CHarles Eugster: much sharper at 94 (now 96) http://www.charleseugster.net/videos
@Pete_Spence Permalink 2016-02-09 03:30:00

@nntaleb Winning an argument on twitter is equivalent to being victorious in a debate on a barge in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Permalink 2016-02-08 10:54:00

@nntaleb The Obama era is one of crony capitalism: Geithner blocked the punishment of JP Morgan, now paid for it. No! https://twitter.com/jamessaft/status/696714204800270336   Permalink 2016-02-08 07:25:00

@nntaleb Tell Hillary to give back the $335,000 she received from Monsanto’s top GMO lobby group – http%3A%2F%http://2Fwww.fooddemocracynow.org  %2Fnode%2F3432 Permalink 2016-02-08 07:04:00

@nntaleb If the word “Risk” comes from Arabic, then it comes from Aramaic; root means “share” or “portion” (of property).
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/696304516405264384   Permalink 2016-02-08 04:36:00

Pranks, Dietwald Clauss, Saudi King Salman, Rizqo | Twitter

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@nntaleb My best prank was: lecturing in 1998 at the Tokyo Press Club faking a Japanese accent. Nobody complained, nobody laughed. Permalink 1:06 PM – 7 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Did you ever try to read in a public place a book with the cover mistakenly glued upside down? Permalink 12:39 PM – 7 Feb 2016

@nntaleb GMO lobbyist Dietwald Claus sneak into group vacation, live at your expense, then smear you. Despicable man. @dietwaldclaus @Bigsmiffy438 Permalink 11:31 AM – 7 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Liar, liar! I paid for Dietwald Clauss, GMO lobbyist “accidentally” meals/board 3 days, planned 2 m in advance @dietwaldclaus @Bigsmiffy438 Permalink 11:29 AM – 7 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Has anyone tried filling up a large mayonaise jar with custard & eating it with a large spoon while sitting on a bench in a public place? Permalink 9:36 AM – 7 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Let us ask his majesty what he is doing in Syria.
Saudi King Salman calls for others not to interfere in kingdom http://reut.rs/23RlIXV   Permalink 8:09 AM – 7 Feb 2016

@nntaleb From Skin In the Game: The Logic of Risk Taking.
http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/SITG.html
@business901 Permalink 5:46 AM – 7 Feb 2016

@AssalehAmer @nntaleb Nassim, I think they use “لا ضرر ولا ضرار” Permalink 1:52 PM – 5 Feb 2016

@nntaleb We don’t know what we are talking about when we talk about risk. pic.twitter.com/yS6utaf73h Permalink 5:11 AM – 7 Feb 2016

@nntaleb The Semitic root =>sharing pieces => property/endowment. Writing a piece showing “risk” is meaningless in modern sense.15min
@peterfrankopan Permalink 4:40 AM – 7 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Discovery du Jour: Origin of “risk” thought to be from Arabic (via rischio) in fact has Syriac-Aramaic origin: Rizqo pic.twitter.com/0Ehh5NiCLF Permalink 4:08 AM – 7 Feb 2016

Hippocratic Oath, Trump, Al Gore, Necessary Proofs, Heuristics, Squid Ink | Twitter

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@nntaleb When someone is described as “likeable” by those who know him superficially, suspect a crook. Permalink 6:02 AM – 6 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Many are conflating perfectionism (in one’s own work) for nitpicking ( misfocus in other people’s work). Kapish?
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/695356660307525634   Permalink 1:11 PM – 5 Feb 2016

@nntaleb The version of the Hippocratic oath oath in Arabic Medicine, translated from Syriac by Ibn Hunein. pic.twitter.com/29XZ6ndIJf Permalink 12:27 PM – 5 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Does anyone know the Arabic Medicine equivalent of “first do no harm”? Thanks. Permalink 12:11 PM – 5 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Trump. Counter to impression. He actually wrote: protect your tail and let other risks take care of themselves. https://twitter.com/PlumpTurkey/status/695653052225748993   Permalink 9:02 AM – 5 Feb 2016

@nntaleb I need to send Al Gore #Antifragile showing science grew historically in convex tinkerging undirected. #BSbusting https://twitter.com/algore/status/695380751898931200   Permalink 8:03 AM – 5 Feb 2016

@nntaleb How math in economics is BS and how to produce NECESSARY proofs using general never specific proba distributions. pic.twitter.com/KETz4UTHbc Permalink 6:07 AM – 5 Feb 2016

@nntaleb 2/ Heuristics are functionally a different process as they prefer biases (i.e. slightly wrong) to noise (bias/variance). Apply to religion. Permalink 5:32 AM – 5 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Approaching elections as Via Negativa: pick the candidate(s) you DON’T want. Mine: Hillary Monsanto-Malmaison & Ted Cruz. Permalink 2:42 AM – 5 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Heuristics as processes are slower hence much less noisy than equations. Hence Burkean, small increments. https://twitter.com/normonics/status/695432487447580672   Permalink 2:31 AM – 5 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Back in NY, NY squid ink. pic.twitter.com/Im7thyuwfl Permalink 3:40 PM – 4 Feb 2016

Nitpickers, Precautionary Principle, Dawkins, Squid Ink, Murray Gell-Mann,

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@nntaleb I’ve never met a rich nitpicker. Permalink 1:22 PM – 4 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Next Real World Risk Certificate June 6. Details.
http://realworldrisk.com/our_mini-certificate_in_detail/ Permalink 11:48 AM – 4 Feb 2016

@nntaleb 2/2 Finally clear. The Precautionary Principle is precisely for the situations when the TIME average is not the ensemble average. Permalink 10:57 AM – 4 Feb 2016

@nntaleb The ruin/benefit proof is assumptions invariant; most of economics is grounded in specific classes of distributions. pic.twitter.com/kQdHEIkxSe Permalink 9:10 AM – 4 Feb 2016

@nntaleb No more than “believing” in God(s) “as if” it (they) were nature. @01berto Permalink 8:59 AM – 4 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Some background to understand how the “rationalists” a la Dawkins have a nonscientific view of humans. pic.twitter.com/B4qACpgqgs Permalink 7:31 AM – 4 Feb 2016

@nntaleb Only squid ink I could find in Beirut (non homemade) was a risotto in an Argentinian restaurant! pic.twitter.com/8SamtpYyen Permalink 5:06 AM – 4 Feb 2016

@nntaleb 2/The problem of starting with the math then finding a problem as in economics (no constraint on BS) pic.twitter.com/DmDiI3R7mj Permalink 2:57 AM – 4 Feb 2016

@nntaleb News! Murray Gell-Mann found the SAME flaw in economics I did with prbm absorbing barrier.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50282823/rational.pdf
http://phys.org/news/2016-02-exploring-gambles-reveals-foundational-difficulty.html Permalink 2:10 AM – 4 Feb 2016

@BugB And just coupla days ago @nntaleb spoke of better profitability of cheaper books ovr Kindle- http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/narendra-modi-is-an-ascetic-he-hasnt-disappointed-nassim-nicholas-taleb/articleshow/50813198.cms  https://twitter.com/dkberman/status/694639015736299520 Permalink 2:23 AM – 3 Feb 2016