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@nntaleb Barack Hussain Obama: Created 10 Tr debt for ~11 m jobs Left us w\/0000 more terrorists; he FUNDED AlQaeda. All talk. pic.twitter.com\/gOMxDHAEsV<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:43 PM – 27 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb One of the 2 papers debunking measures of inequality https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/1405.1791.pdf <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:52 PM – 27 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I just published \u201cInequality and Skin in the Game\u201dhttps:\/\/medium.com\/p\/inequality-and-skin-in-the-game-d8f00bc0cb46 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:11 PM – 27 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Here he is @GadSaad pic.twitter.com\/1SlpPpES1G<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 12:09 PM – 27 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Lengthy deliberation; picked @GadSaad, Lebanese Jew, as representative of the looks of Jesus, well known Galilean.https:\/\/medium.com\/opacity\/no-jesus-was-not-a-nonwhite-refugee-who-would-have-voted-for-43779209eea4#.ytdawnhcd <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 12:07 PM – 27 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb .@PetarLalovic Commission is NOT SITG Permalink<\/a> 9:54 AM – 27 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Never use “contrarian” for this as it indicates an undiscriminating bias ag. prevailing wisdom,not focus on mistakeshttps:\/\/twitter.com\/PurviRajani\/status\/813760625084076033 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:01 AM – 27 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Inequality & #SkinintheGame, Ergodicity or why Trump’s financial difficulties helped election. Fixed Typos. Thanks! pic.twitter.com\/V38h3XtXwi<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:48 AM – 27 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Inequality and #SkinintheGame, or why Trump’s financial difficulties helped election. For comments. Thanks! pic.twitter.com\/5qIqSJUFNJ<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:33 AM – 27 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb You mean there was a smear campaign agst Flynn because of his moral stand against AlQaeda by anonymous pple like you? @outsh1ned @GenFlynn Permalink<\/a> 4:17 AM – 27 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@JSuchJ Wealthy is meaningless; use Unwealth: the difference, at any point in time, between what you have and what you would like to have (NNTaleb) Permalink<\/a> 2:01 AM – 27 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The problem of the “opposition” is that Salafis always take over @CamilleOtrakji (Minority rule)https:\/\/medium.com\/@nntaleb\/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dictatorship-of-the-small-minority-3f1f83ce4e15#.37yn9ribm <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:12 PM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb My motto is “Never give crap and never take crap”. Version of the Golden\/Silver rules to treat others the way you want to be treated. #SITG Permalink<\/a> 4:07 PM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This assumes I am offended. Permalink<\/a> 3:19 PM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Whenever someone offends me, I try to push his soul so low that he remembers me forever.https:\/\/twitter.com\/descartesquotes\/status\/813511350685007872 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:55 PM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I deleted a retweet bec. 1 of the 2 pictures was suspicious. Everyone here with self respect as a scholar or researcher shd do the same. Permalink<\/a> 2:20 PM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb .@BenDiFrancesco @SEmpiricus @MaxCRoser Pasquale and I are putting a chapter on fake empiricism under fat tails @DrCirillo Permalink<\/a> 1:45 PM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This means (as we expected) that SaudiBarbaria ran out of funds to finance AlQaeda & other rebels.https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReutersWorld\/status\/813493411449896960 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:20 PM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb BShttps:\/\/twitter.com\/rodrikdani\/status\/813485991117914113 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:04 PM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb More precisely: every 1\/10^-5 rise in crime lowers LE by .0065 of a STD (since STD ~10y). In other words, effect is *invisible* @MaxCRoser Permalink<\/a> 11:35 AM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb God Bless You, Michael Flynn @GenFlynn. Turned out that he paid for his opposition to Obama’s support for AlQaeda! pic.twitter.com\/vbExFLS8Ko<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 11:16 AM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Christmas in Aleppo: the will to live by a community Obama tried to eradicate. (Removed suspicious earlier pic) pic.twitter.com\/nENwYLqVQo<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 10:47 AM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@financequant @nntaleb I have unilaterally established Saint Longinquus as the patron of the clueless #IYI. Permalink<\/a> 10:36 AM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb To be polite, Daniel Dennet is not a good person to consult abt what is and what is not science, rigor,& probabilistic inference @Pianomover Permalink<\/a> 8:50 AM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Scientism is to science what a Ponzi scheme is to an investment. Permalink<\/a> 7:33 AM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb It is 6.5% of a year of LE, Permalink 6:09 AM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Why I spent 2 years reading 7 lines per month of legal books. Intro to #skininthegame pic.twitter.com\/IC1EvIoqWu<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 5:27 AM – 26 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@DeadLiftCapital when a moron tries to “explain” Trump’s election with psychobabble. Great fodder for a @nntaleb eviscerationhttp:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/science\/maria-konnikova\/the-psychological-research-that-helps-explain-the-election <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:54 PM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb My attempt at the solution. pic.twitter.com\/HKphFYrbXc<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 12:35 PM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr AlHethail, do you think that because some lowIQ Wahhabi heaps primitive abuse on twitter, I will immediately duck,or convert?@AlhethailMs Permalink<\/a> 11:42 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The Aleppo victims that the MSM doesn’t discuss. They are tenacious. Respect!https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nour_Samaha\/status\/813089678714867712 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 11:38 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb QUIZ DU JOUR: Compute the life expectancy lost between low (1 in 100K ) and high (20 in 100K). Will see through thishttps:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxCRoser\/status\/811580087502045184 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 8:51 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb So publisher sending contract for technical book with @DrCirillo (pending subtitle). We need to start working. pic.twitter.com\/nJEvoX051p<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 8:43 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb How to NEVER engage Salafascists or AlQaeda covert promoters, as they will try to label you so you get ostracized. pic.twitter.com\/ba8r5W4NMc<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 7:40 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@maxkeiser Christmas in Saudi Arabia? pic.twitter.com\/eEWHYib04P<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 7:05 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Bullshitter. Where Xtians were minority, there were frequent pogroms. Only Ottomans protected them. See Damascus 1860! @NasserIbnHamad Permalink<\/a> 6:53 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr Hamad, you need to explain logically why being agst Salafascists is “racist”& “hatred” @NasserIbnHamad not random negative words from dic Permalink<\/a> 6:32 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr Ibn Hamad you need to go to some civilized place to take a class in logic before tweeting further incoherence. @NasserIbnHamad Permalink<\/a> 6:25 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Explain *rationally* what is “racist” in exposing Salafis, a religious sect that DISCRIMINATES agt “infidels” & kills them @NasserIbnHamad Permalink<\/a> 6:20 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb BS: Religious Sunnis are the ones who are biased against the rest of us “kafir”. Shiites sing Christmas carols in churches! @BIZRIOmar Permalink<\/a> 6:08 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Added the heuristic that people who eat the same food in the Med look alike\/have same body language.https:\/\/medium.com\/opacity\/no-jesus-was-not-a-nonwhite-refugee-who-would-have-voted-for-43779209eea4#.atcgrpxc7 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:44 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Who are you BSing? He respects Issa of the Quran yet calls Christians “infidels” (kuffars) & bans you from exchanging greetings. @BIZRIOmar Permalink<\/a> 5:17 AM – 25 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Thanks, blushing, but no compliment counts as much as those related to deadlifting\/risk taking.https:\/\/twitter.com\/BulgakovsPilot\/status\/812856491229188096 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:07 PM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Series of instructions by Sunni authority banning Muslims in West from Xmas wishes\/symbols. Why not keep them home?https:\/\/twitter.com\/MohamadAlarefe\/status\/811265514056060930 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:46 PM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I tend to block pple who post BS on twitter. @ArthurShuey @FriedrichHayek Permalink<\/a> 6:12 PM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I just published \u201cNo, Jesus Was not a \u2018NonWhite\u2019 Refugee who Would Have Voted for \u201dhttps:\/\/medium.com\/p\/no-jesus-was-not-a-nonwhite-refugee-who-would-have-voted-for-43779209eea4 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 3:11 PM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@michaelmitsakos Lebanese wine, the Incerto, and the impact of highly valuable gifts. Merry Christmas! @nntaleb pic.twitter.com\/ZvmaG87D0y<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 12:21 PM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Josephus (correction prev was not Ammianus Marc.) pic.twitter.com\/J9HWLR0CB9<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 8:07 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Julia Domna, Julia Maesa, Ealagabalus again (Homs) pic.twitter.com\/I3l9HpwMgv<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 7:41 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb And Zeno, Posidonius, and Ammianus Marcellinus who were Syro-Phoenicians pic.twitter.com\/HiImS6rYnb<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 7:24 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Here are: Lucian (Syrian), Philip the Arab (who was Syrian, not Arab), Elagabalus (Syrian). BBC=BS @karimbitar pic.twitter.com\/0gt4WeNp8R<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 7:08 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This is Septimus Severus who was W Semitic. Clearly these imbeciles on BBC don’t know nothing @karimbitar pic.twitter.com\/HSK8iOtfAM<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 7:03 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This is Caracalla, 100% “Semitic” blood, Father Phoenician mother Syrian from Homs. @karimbitar pic.twitter.com\/AeiApv4Rt6<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:47 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This is how Hannibal, of W. Semitic stock ~ Jews, 2 c before Jesus looked like @karimbitar (conf by contemp coins) pic.twitter.com\/IgdQpRScWx<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:38 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Centrally, Jesus separated holy from profane. https:\/\/medium.com\/@nntaleb\/we-dont-know-what-we-are-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-religion-3e65e6a3c44e#.rioj1qdpb <\/a>\u00a0 @Mcgrooooots @karimbitar Permalink<\/a> 6:24 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Jesus would not have voted for neocon hawks, Salafi regimes, rent seeking “educated” bureaucrats & state-worshipping IYIs @karimbitar Permalink<\/a> 5:47 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This is total BS, mixed with Identity Politics Jews were Mediterraneans, looked like Southern Europeans.https:\/\/twitter.com\/karimbitar\/status\/812646558164516864 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:29 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I meant psycholophasters @JamesPsychol @AndrewPMunro Permalink<\/a> 5:25 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The philosophasters “proved” that high IQ kids “succeed” by getting PhDs & tenure: a circular def of success. @JamesPsychol @AndrewPMunro Permalink<\/a> 5:24 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb It didn’t hit the IYI author that if success not “tied to IQ”, that this “IQ” is a wrong measure of intelligence.https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/812487192211755008 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 3:20 AM – 24 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Truths stated to come out of Aleppo. (Syrians speaking in front of camera mix Levantine w\/Cl. Ar. Not the Lebanese).https:\/\/twitter.com\/EHSANI22\/status\/812297239729160192 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:18 PM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 2) Mr Sezgin, in addition to refs & genetics, can’t tell diff betw Turks & Armenians, Kurds,W. Syrian, or Ionian Greeks by looks @MhmtEminS Permalink<\/a> 2:10 PM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 1) Mr Sezgin, Cavalli-Sforza et al. The History and Geography of Human Genes. Do you have better ref? @MhmtEminS @ektrit @vicmandrake Permalink<\/a> 2:08 PM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@MIG29_ Aleppo’s small Catholic minority are preparing the Saint Elias Cathedral for its first Christmas mass in five years By @AFP pic.twitter.com\/jnXOyv2RR4<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 1:55 PM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mainstream Media @gpbfinance Permalink<\/a> 10:19 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb MSM are low IQ to argue ag US-Russian normalization on grounds Putin is”autocratic”. Because China, SaudiBarbaria… pic.twitter.com\/ouL4H2EHEt<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 10:16 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Copts\/Maronites\/Armenians bought into a theology because they didn’t want to be Greco-Romans; Iranians didn’t want to be Arabs. @mgpolitis Permalink<\/a> 10:09 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Dear @KetchumPR, why did you stop smear campaign agst me\/posting fakenews\/mailing fake letters to NYU [on behalf of Monsanto] early in 2016? Permalink<\/a> 8:58 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb How dumb do policywonks (this guy & friends) have to be to miss that aphorism is abt Cincinnatus not abt love\/hate?https:\/\/twitter.com\/HumanomicsMap\/status\/812284206042742784 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 8:11 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb In Ireland, it is ethnic. I suspect the Irish wd have switched to restoration if the English stayed Catholic. @vicmandrake Permalink<\/a> 8:05 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Many don’t get schisms are ETHNIC: Alawi, Shiite vs Sunni; Coptic, Maronite, Armenian, Syriac vs Greek Orth. The theology is epiphenomenal. Permalink<\/a> 8:01 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Hilarious: @rcallimachi google translates “Agency” as “port” & “News Agency” as “depth” https:\/\/twitter.com\/rcallimachi\/status\/812284387630977024 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:41 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Shiites singing christmas carols in a Lebanese church http:\/\/go.shr.lc\/2hVWwNq <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:31 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The rule applies to businesses with skin in the game problems. @jhackIV Permalink<\/a> 4:55 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@republicofmath #FF for great mathematics @CutTheKnotMath http:\/\/www.cut-the-knot.org <\/a>\u00a0 ” target=”_blank”>http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/pHeFpPcM73″> <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/pHeFpPcM73 Permalink<\/a> 3:44 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@clairlemon It’s almost like the @washingtonpost want us to believe this guy is the victim pic.twitter.com\/KCqms66dZS<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 1:23 AM – 23 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@BBassem7 The fact that Ken thinks Saudi is pressing for secular and free Syria is quite amusing https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenroth\/status\/660721995810779136 <\/a>\u00a0 ” target=”_blank”>http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/qXzHnynKYW”> <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/qXzHnynKYW Permalink<\/a> 5:17 PM – 22 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Squid ink pic.twitter.com\/749z8LaMma<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 5:13 PM – 22 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I give my students in quant-risk class the option to deadlift …https:\/\/twitter.com\/trishankkarthik\/status\/812075349043531777 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 3:21 PM – 22 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The best researcher is the one who hates academia, the best politician the one who hates politics, best bureaucrat one who hates bureaucracy Permalink<\/a> 1:55 PM – 22 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@BBassem7 I will be dedicating this thread to show you how most commentators on Syria have no clue what they are talking about. We start with @KenRoth pic.twitter.com\/COlAxDcCK9<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 8:23 AM – 22 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Remember! Terrorist is of same broad Salafi as: AlQaeda aided in Syria by Obama, UK, & MSM SaudiBarbaria Kapish?https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxAbrahms\/status\/811919538820411393 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:47 AM – 22 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Linda problem means here that the statement doesn’t reveal TheDonald’s preferences rather the distribution of facial hair in population. Permalink<\/a> 4:44 AM – 22 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@JamesMarsh79 Trump needs to get rates back to 3% and fire every PHD economist on the fed Permalink<\/a> 7:29 PM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The answer is 5- Information Theory Permalink<\/a> 7:19 PM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb In other words,if among pple Trump likes, there aren’t that many pple w\/facial hair, it’s because there aren’t many w\/facial hair in biz\/gov Permalink<\/a> 7:11 PM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Reminder: I block journos who use my handle\/clutter my feed @thebamoor @mbaram @_SidVerma @TheStalwart @MarcHochstein @ejenk @MazMHussain Permalink<\/a> 6:45 PM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Bingo! Information Theoretic view of things. Permalink<\/a> 6:33 PM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This idiot just fell for the Linda Problem. There are not many people in biz & gov with a mustache\/beard.https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanchait\/status\/811723039113183232 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:40 PM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb INCERTO 1- FBR Noise\/Signal 2- TBS Tail events 3- Procrustes – Aphorisms 4- Antifragile – Convexity\/Asymmetry 4b- Skin in the Game 5- Guess Permalink<\/a> 4:28 PM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Randomhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/gmax1mum\/status\/811728929123729408 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:25 PM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The great Arthur De Vany is back; discusses the mechanism of robustness, fragility & aging. https:\/\/youtu.be\/G92kHgieiKk <\/a>\u00a0 via @YouTube Permalink<\/a> 1:17 PM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Isn’t the other side also abt dictatorship? @andresbejar3 Permalink<\/a> 1:12 PM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Imbecile, go give your unsollicited advice to someone else. @VernonGlobal Permalink<\/a> 10:12 AM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb You cannot hide some facts for too long. Syria, Aleppo: why did the MSM support Al Qaeda side of the story?https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenSwann_\/status\/811413611625283586 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 10:09 AM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@Tubbyturkey Christmas presents for my credit team @nntaleb pic.twitter.com\/aWuYQQMTuu<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 9:36 AM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb That was before deadlifts. Today I would have broken the table. Permalink<\/a> 9:26 AM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb How I exploded at economists & Rogoff in 2008https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R-Km9qo5JyA <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 9:17 AM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@NIRPUmbrella WATCH: #wednesdaywisdom – @nntaleb He even takes a jab at the #IYI @krogoff to boot. “Tie wearing Harvard economist.” pic.twitter.com\/27ULarMksf<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 8:13 AM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Was taught that heuristic 33 ago by FatTonies. “Never hire a well dressed option trader”, DH 1996 #LindyEffecthttps:\/\/twitter.com\/EmanuelDerman\/status\/811574580661944320 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:54 AM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Statistics is NOT counting past events; sample mean != true mean. That applies even more to terrorism. @DrCirillo @TedGnuchev Permalink<\/a> 6:47 AM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@ynotez @random_walker I think @nntaleb would agree with you :) pic.twitter.com\/vUoEfdMZDo<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:30 AM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n

@dannyhakim “The Syngenta statement is not correct.” A look at an agchem company’s reinterpretation of a damaging study.http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/12\/20\/business\/fact-check-paraquat-weed-killer-parkinsons.html?action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&module=RelatedCoverage&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:25 AM – 21 Dec 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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