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Papers\/articles by NNT\u00a0 linked to in this tweet batch.
\nWhere You Cannot Generalize from Knowledge of Parts (continuation of the Minority Rule)<\/a>Stochastic Tail Exponent For Asymmetric Power Laws<\/a> (pdf)
\nMATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE PREC PPLE<\/a> (pdf)
\nPRE-ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR AND FAT TAILEDNESS<\/a> (pdf)<\/p>\n

@nntaleb .@Nvania You are welcome to go follow and lecture someone else. There are a lot of journos on twitter. Permalink<\/a> 3:27 PM – 11 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Coordinator for the defamation of Seralini, Henry I Miller,in charge of smearing me.4 articles. F**you money workshttps:\/\/twitter.com\/madgeaustralia\/status\/774889523603845120 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:42 PM – 11 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The right way to look at probability: how many 70 yo people w\/heat strokes in % in East Coast today?https:\/\/twitter.com\/pauld1981\/status\/775080526528978945 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:19 PM – 11 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2\/ The other piece of evidence is that the bodyguards who caught Hillary Monsanto-AlSaud did not deadlift, or if they did, < 180 combined. Permalink<\/a> 2:17 PM – 11 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The 3-5 daily prayers are Semitic: Judaism, Islam & early Christianity. Sa7ar both Hebrew 7 Arabic https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jewish_prayer <\/a>\u00a0 @vyoman @trscbrs Permalink<\/a> 2:10 PM – 11 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This additional “nonhealth event” for Hillary Monsanto-Malmaison makes the probability that “nothing is wrong” less than 1\/10,000. Finito. Permalink<\/a> 2:06 PM – 11 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Thank you, Saudi Barbaria.https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaraldDoornbos\/status\/774876068306092032 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 3:27 AM – 11 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb “Empirical” analyses = naive interpolation, Pinker-style, exactly what is not empirical.https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrCirillo\/status\/774912361954209793 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 3:24 AM – 11 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Just published \u201cWhere You Cannot Generalize from Knowledge of Parts (continuation of the Minority Rule)\u201dhttps:\/\/medium.com\/@nntaleb\/where-you-cannot-generalize-from-knowledge-of-parts-continuation-to-the-minority-rule-ce96ca3c5739#.x8w2t93wk <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:52 AM – 11 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Cialdini put me off w “scientific” abt psychology results to dress up #marketing. Psych not solid. https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/1603.07532.pdf <\/a>\u00a0 @ScottAdamsSays Permalink<\/a> 1:45 AM – 11 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Lebanon: Discrimination against veils (later denied which in Lebanese means “confirmed”).pic.twitter.com\/b8rLtTYvio<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 1:33 AM – 11 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Serendipitous Theology du Jour: the Zoroastrians had 101 names for Ahura Mazda, the Arabs 99 names of God. Similar. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/101_Names_of_God <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 3:48 PM – 10 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb We have to do something about Saudi Barbaria.https:\/\/twitter.com\/hkx07\/status\/774735492415823872 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 3:26 PM – 10 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@zerohedge The War Economy: CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Warns About Job Loss If US Stops Arming Saudi Arabiahttp:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2016-09-09\/war-economy-cnns-wolf-blitzer-warns-about-job-loss-if-us-stops-arming-saudi-arabia <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:01 PM – 9 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@leenur @nntaleb come to visit #Kazan. Our Islam allows churches next to mosques.pic.twitter.com\/op7jXwIaB1<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 1:27 PM – 9 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This article explains AntiFragility & problem of Syria http:\/\/www.michigansthumb.com\/news\/article\/Defeating-terrorism-through-design-Think-souks-9211921.php <\/a>\u00a0 @gjbejjani @EHSANI22 Permalink<\/a> 6:22 AM – 9 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Twitter, Did the agreement to streamline Russian visas for US citizens get stalled? Permalink<\/a> 5:38 AM – 9 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb On my way to Leiden (via Leb) to present 3 papers on tails at @DrCirillo ‘s conference on extremes. https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/1609.02369.pdf <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:58 PM – 8 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb IYI (Intellectual Yet Idiots) treat rest of population as idiots needing their supervision, upset when revealed as idiots! @swensn @PTetlock Permalink<\/a> 10:31 AM – 7 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Levantine du jour: duplication, marriage, husb JawZe (from Aramaic) not Zawje (Arabic) from ‘Gawz =nut, duplication.pic.twitter.com\/35ATW63srg<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:38 AM – 7 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Easy to understand the Putin-Erdogan connection when one is 1) Orthodox, 2) have Ottoman citizens ancestors (incl grandparents) for 439 y. Permalink<\/a> 5:53 PM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Up until around Lepanto the Ottoman Empire was a weak continuation of the Byzantine\/Eastern Roman Empire. Agree?https:\/\/twitter.com\/peterfrankopan\/status\/773290424765124609 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:25 PM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb You ned to realize that municipal decentralization is compatible with centralized military: Switzerland, USA,Roman\/Ottoman Empires@EHSANI22 Permalink<\/a> 3:42 PM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Should I follow instructions (oranges) or treat it as some legal disclaimer?pic.twitter.com\/b67jVvig6Y<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 1:59 PM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Thanks, made the statement more precise: Infinity Shminfinity @canpeyanpic.twitter.com\/Fl5Hgf5Hty<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 11:17 AM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb While I gladly take corrections on dentistry by dentists, out of disrespect, I pay no attention to psychologists. Kapish? @MurphPsych Permalink<\/a> 11:05 AM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Sunstein is a BS vendor & psychologists too cluless to tell. Sadder fact to tell Tetlock to lay low on twitter. @Pseudoplotinus @PTetlock Permalink<\/a> 10:20 AM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb My 2 talks. One more technical, one more central for life: (debunking idiots like Sunstein) https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/50282823\/BloombergQuantSeminar1.pdf <\/a>\u00a0 https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/50282823\/BloombergQuantSeminar2.pdf <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 8:12 AM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb “Reductionist” often used by people (IYI) incapable by separating the necessary from the reduced. @SimaDiab @EHSANI22 Permalink<\/a> 6:43 AM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Practicing Calabrez for 23 years.pic.twitter.com\/W0spH32Wst<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:33 AM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Syria’s old problem has been Baathist centralization (#Antifragile). Simple re-municipalization removes the pressure. @SimaDiab @EHSANI22 Permalink<\/a> 5:30 AM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb My first talk today at the B Quant Seminar: “There is no such thing as infinity in the Real World”. https:\/\/dl.dropboxusercontent.com\/u\/50282823\/BloombergQuantSeminar1.pdf <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:36 AM – 6 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The presidential debate will be …. interestinghttps:\/\/twitter.com\/spectreforever\/status\/772963084906270720 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:12 PM – 5 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Erdogan has the dream of every boss: loved by a majority, feared by the unanimity. Permalink<\/a> 10:20 AM – 5 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb What strikes me abt academics is that they keep comparing themselves to others. https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nntaleb\/posts\/10154116285273375 <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/zj45h9FJ95<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:45 AM – 5 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The reality is that, while “analysts” & tawkingheads are barking, Erdogan is extremely popular in Turkey. So far.https:\/\/twitter.com\/thevocaleurope\/status\/771632208171798529 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 11:40 AM – 4 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Quants are invited to my Tuesday talk “Mathematical Foundations of Precaution”, BBG, with reception (wine). https:\/\/go.bloomberg.com\/promo\/invite\/bloomberg-quant-seminar-series\/ <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 10:42 AM – 4 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I am not writing Italian, but 1920s Kalabrez (Galabrez), a language some people call Calabrese, & Cavour assumed was Arabic. @jacopogio Permalink<\/a> 11:47 AM – 3 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2) and we can observe the volatility much more than the underlying. @rroyji @FiveThirtyEight Permalink<\/a> 11:32 AM – 3 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb For an option volatility often matters much, much more than underlying. @rroyji @FiveThirtyEight Permalink<\/a> 11:26 AM – 3 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Posted paper on SSRN http:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2834165 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 11:17 AM – 3 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Simply an option has “time value” function of vol. For a binary, TV pushes it away from 1 or 0, closer to .5 Kapish?https:\/\/twitter.com\/nntaleb\/status\/771372006914846720 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 11:00 AM – 3 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Who are you trying to fool? Saudi Barbaria recently beheaded a Shiite cleric. @luhidan7777 @Leb12er Permalink<\/a> 7:05 AM – 3 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Western Govs realize A) Salafis are bad & B)Saudi Barbaria is Salafi; but these idiots proved unable to connect A&B.https:\/\/twitter.com\/Defenestrator13\/status\/772065953311883264 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:43 AM – 3 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This is Goooooooold. The prayer in Mecca to eradicate Shiites, Christians, and Jews. Who is Saudi Barbaria fooling?https:\/\/twitter.com\/Leb12er\/status\/771916411388235776 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:20 AM – 3 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb There was never many Christians in “Middle East”, almost only in Near-East (Eastern Med) and Northern Mesopotamia.https:\/\/twitter.com\/mMeyer62\/status\/772058063733792768 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:16 AM – 3 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Talmud Bavli in… Arabic 20- volume translation.pic.twitter.com\/Rgsu7h1MjE<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 5:01 AM – 3 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Damascenes (and other Urban Syrians) look Greek.https:\/\/twitter.com\/RanaHarbi\/status\/767459238914453505 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:08 PM – 2 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The odometer was broken, so he refrained from riding his bicycle. His cycling didn’t count towards his “goal”. “Modernized” systems metrify. Permalink<\/a> 4:45 AM – 2 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Actually, just realized, *pirated* version in Italian! Permalink<\/a> 4:41 AM – 2 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Minority Rule in Italiano I pi\u00f9 intolleranti vincono sempre: la dittatura della minoranzahttps:\/\/it.insider.pro\/opinion\/2016-08-29\/the_most_intolerant_wins-_the_dictatorship_of_the_small_minority_part_i_9154\/ <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:40 AM – 2 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The ratio male\/female hurricanes is monstrously random, Maestro Marco, @MAvellaneda55pic.twitter.com\/SSviVczJO3<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:32 PM – 1 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mediocristan, sub-Mediocristan because bounded. @nalinmoniz @FiveThirtyEight Permalink<\/a> 6:23 PM – 1 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Maestro Marco @MAvellaneda55 This is BS, Pinker Style,(i.e. BS a la @sapinker). Affaire close.pic.twitter.com\/HGi99138pk<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:15 PM – 1 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@MaxAbrahms Al Qaeda Is Gaining Strength in Syria http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/news\/al-qaeda-gaining-strength-syria-213320031.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw <\/a>\u00a0 I’ve predicted this outcome from Day 1 because a semblance of moderation pays. Permalink<\/a> 5:06 PM – 1 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Point is “how common is it to have both?” in % of 2nd condition not just if possible.https:\/\/twitter.com\/nntaleb\/status\/771426553725087748 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 12:21 PM – 1 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Medical Quandaries: Can one have both low resting heart beat & hypertension low RHB & CVD? low RHB & insulin resist L RHB & metabolic s? Permalink<\/a> 12:16 PM – 1 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb How to price an election [DRAFT]; why @FiveThirtyEight should engage in some other business than prediction.pic.twitter.com\/QfHYqE0DR5<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 8:39 AM – 1 Sep 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Whaaaaaaat? Donald Trump went to Mexico?https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/771146302134423552 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:44 PM – 31 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@GhassanDahhan Sometimes I miss the good old days when neo-conservative think tanks were called ‘neo-conservative think tanks’ instead of ‘non-partisan’. Permalink<\/a> 12:52 PM – 31 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Our GMO discussion is here (updated) http:\/\/www.fooledbyrandomness.com\/PrecautionaryPrinciple.html <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:04 AM – 31 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Llewelyn, @Charles_Lister is a fraud. @llewelyn_morgan Permalink<\/a> 5:49 AM – 31 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Went from: IYIs (Intellectuals Yet Idiots) support GMOs to Those who support GMOs are IYIs. Why? IYIs can’t tell scientism from science. Permalink<\/a> 5:47 AM – 31 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Christians in Syria. Those Shillary wants to ethnically cleanse for the benefit of Saudi Barbaria.https:\/\/twitter.com\/LinaArabii\/status\/770270385254363138 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:41 AM – 31 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Lindy effecthttps:\/\/twitter.com\/peterfrankopan\/status\/770920349944938496 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:37 AM – 31 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 6:30 but never before.pic.twitter.com\/2evbvTGO5B<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 3:43 PM – 30 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@RonPaulInstitut The Real US Syria Scandal: Supporting Sectarian War http:\/\/bit.ly\/2c9eLMO <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 12:38 PM – 30 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Redoing: What fits best for an IYI? Permalink<\/a> 12:40 PM – 30 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Worth learning Arabic just to read comment by Wahabis upset w\/Putin’s conference promoting tolerant CentAsian\/Ottoman Sunnism #\u0645\u0624\u062a\u0645\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a\u0634\u0627\u0646 Permalink<\/a> 11:35 AM – 30 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb What fits best for an IYI? Permalink<\/a> 11:20 AM – 30 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The IYI (intellectual yet idiot) class are like English or psych majors arguing with speaker in advanced mathematics seminar. #Notevenwrong Permalink<\/a> 7:08 AM – 30 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Bingo! @han0z @zerohedge Here is the derivation:pic.twitter.com\/MQ9KH0tZLM<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:15 AM – 30 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Just published thanks to comments by Maestro @MAvellaneda55 “Stochastic Tail Exponent For Asymmetric Power Laws”https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/28120847\/Stochastic_Tail_Exponent_For_Asymmetric_Power_Laws?s=t <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:56 AM – 30 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb ANNONCE: Je cherche a publier mon article sur la dictature des minorit\u00e9s en France. Merci d’avance.https:\/\/medium.com\/@nntaled\/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15#.nppetsqzg <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 3:31 AM – 30 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Half of America owns 1% of America’s wealth => Pareto 80\/20 (same inequality Pareto found in land ownership in Italy late 19th C) @zerohedge Permalink<\/a> 7:30 PM – 29 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Quiz du jour: What is the tail exponent of the distribution, assuming it is power law (it is)?https:\/\/twitter.com\/zerohedge\/status\/770418048738164736 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:52 PM – 29 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb If one 1) is a libertarian & 2) Believes SHillary is ill Then shouldn’t one voting for someone incapacitated?https:\/\/twitter.com\/segal_scott\/status\/770413381350064128 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:25 PM – 29 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Obvious thing: to remove Salafis from Sunnism & revert to 1950s tolerant Sunnism. With #\u0645\u0624\u062a\u0645\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a\u0634\u0627\u0646 that’s what Putin is doing! Brilliant! Permalink<\/a> 5:16 PM – 29 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Working with @DrCirillo on stats of violence we discovered media reports to be unreliable& pple unaware of it.https:\/\/twitter.com\/alitahmizian\/status\/770268937024135168 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 3:16 PM – 29 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb It is *precisely* because companies fit products to weirdest buyers that we have the rule. https:\/\/medium.com\/@nntaled\/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15#.fzsnj85i4 <\/a>\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/grumpyinnovator\/status\/770329758429220864 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:16 PM – 29 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Why you can never trust employees to make the ethical decisions.https:\/\/medium.com\/@nntaled\/how-to-legally-own-another-person-4145a1802bf6#.7ytrbrb2o <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 8:19 AM – 29 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Is it me or … nobody is noticing that the movement for nonSalafi Sunnism #\u0645\u0624\u062a\u0645\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u0634\u064a\u0634\u0627\u0646 is happening in… Russia! @aboabid @trscbrs Permalink<\/a> 6:35 AM – 29 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 5\/ Further difference betw academia and real life: Others will envy you for your knowledge less than they would for your credentials. Permalink<\/a> 6:32 AM – 29 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb So if Ashaari is the “real” Sunni Islam, we go back to the Ottoman brand, much much more tolerant @aboabid @trscbrs https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maturidi <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:54 AM – 29 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Torn My focus shoud be for 2017 + Finishing Skin in the Game or + Deadlifting 440 lbs (slowed by 2 lifting injuries) Permalink<\/a> 1:47 PM – 28 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Salafism Isn’t Really a Religion https:\/\/committingsociology.com\/2016\/08\/28\/salafism-isnt-really-a-religion\/ <\/a>\u00a0 via @CommittingSociology Permalink<\/a> 12:37 PM – 28 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Bethlehem was in Judea the idea of linking Jesus to Nazareth (INRI on the cross) was to emphasize his non Judean side @MrNathanRollins Permalink<\/a> 11:23 AM – 28 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 4\/ Tweets triggered by draft of bio of math\/trader Ed Thorp who said his most difficult job ever was head of math department at UC Irvine. Permalink<\/a> 8:03 AM – 28 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@naval Politics, academia and social status are all zero-sum games. Positive-sum games create positive people.https:\/\/twitter.com\/nntaleb\/status\/769867793214865408 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:32 AM – 28 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Eastern Med was part of Rome as world was Med\/nonMed and separation Europe came later post Islamhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/_crackerfactory\/status\/769898374464151552 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:10 AM – 28 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I tend to block pple who fail to get “~” (approx) means “not always true” and corrupt the conversation on twitter.https:\/\/twitter.com\/guinerez\/status\/769892028004130816 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:00 AM – 28 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 3\/ The probability of getting a “tenure track” position for a new PhD has been getting closer & closer to 0. Permalink<\/a> 6:01 AM – 28 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2\/ You can tell people who come from countries w\/rent seeking; they think that business is zero-sum: wealth is money taken from others. Permalink<\/a> 5:23 AM – 28 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Academia is ~ zero-sum: every position\/honor\/promotion\/rank\/reward is taken from someone else. Business on the other hand creates business. Permalink<\/a> 5:02 AM – 28 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@QuintusCurtius Clinton ally Saudi Arabia deports 27 Lebanese Christians just for owning books. Is western media reporting this? No https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nour_Samaha\/status\/769474275367645185 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:17 PM – 27 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@seanrateck1 @beachvetlbc @cecilbadlands @wizardQi @RyEichler @YouTube @NYDailyNewspic.twitter.com\/WbEcrRcy9G<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 12:46 PM – 27 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Improved on my paper on power laws thanks to the great maestro @MAvellaneda55pic.twitter.com\/GSOR3CpgUx<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 1:10 PM – 27 Aug 2016<\/p>\n

@jelo1317 The #GMO debate. One student\u2019s experience of pro-GMO #Propaganda @Cornell University http:\/\/www.thelibertybeacon.com\/gmo-debate-one-students-experience-pro-gmo-propaganda-cornell-university\/ <\/a>\u00a0 @GMOWTFpic.twitter.com\/yNHmZJON5L<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 12:51 PM – 23 Aug 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Papers\/articles by NNT\u00a0 linked to in this tweet batch. Where You Cannot Generalize from Knowledge of Parts (continuation of the Minority Rule)Stochastic Tail Exponent For Asymmetric Power Laws (pdf) MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE PREC PPLE (pdf) PRE-ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR AND FAT TAILEDNESS (pdf) @nntaleb .@Nvania You are welcome to go follow and lecture someone else. There […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[1315,1336,1321,1338,1337,1213,1335],"class_list":["post-8461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-twitter","tag-fivethirtyeight","tag-b-quant-seminar","tag-erdogan","tag-pareto-8020","tag-salafism","tag-saudi-barbaria","tag-sunstein"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8461"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8463,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8461\/revisions\/8463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackswanreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}