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@nntaleb Done! Changed subtitle again. Now copyediting & fight with copyeditors… pic.twitter.com\/jZaathaYVD<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 3:03 PM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr Rabah, it seems isn’t just fabricating w\/events but faking his resum\u00e9. Are others in the chain s.a. @jobahout @BenteScheller also liars? Permalink<\/a> 1:42 PM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr Rabah, he who lies once is unreliable. Looks like you also misrepresenting your position? Are you a “professor”? https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=i7xThEIAAAAJ&hl=en <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:22 PM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb G., we know Mr Rabah is tot. unreliable, even lunatic. Make the house of cards collapse w\/those using him as source.https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeJNasr\/status\/908056627219234816 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:06 PM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr Rabah,consider in replies that followers are v. intelligent &detect your unreliability in the chain of Syria newshttps:\/\/twitter.com\/makramrabah\/status\/908043824479571968 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 12:39 PM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb From SITG pic.twitter.com\/5kNA2dz5zr<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 11:39 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Another “policy” fellow, Joseph Bahout @jobahout (whom I’ve met) at, of all places @CarnegieEndow disseminating from same dubious source. pic.twitter.com\/Ig8EYZjFJW<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 8:12 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb To show you how messed up our information flow on Syria, see this “policy” specialist @BenteScheller citing a liar. pic.twitter.com\/3x6RUEU3Ng<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 7:47 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Now that I am done with Mr Makram Rabah (see thread above) beware that his posts and journalism are read as source on the Syrian situation. Permalink<\/a> 7:03 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Now that I am done with Mr Makram Rabah (see thread above) beware that his posts and journalism are read as source on the Syrian situation. Permalink<\/a> 7:03 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr Makram Rabah, pls explain why your journalism shd be read when: 1) You misdefine terms, mislabel & don’t care 2) You make up facts Permalink<\/a> 6:37 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb To assess you need to compare # killed while on autopilot vs # killed w\/o autopilot, not just look at one single lurid case.https:\/\/twitter.com\/gedownie\/status\/907957444331966471 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:29 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr @makramrabah, my participation in the UAE literary festival was pro-bono. Why are you lying about $$? Why are you a Liar? Liar. Permalink<\/a> 6:15 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr @makramrabah, why does your inability to define terms makes you LIE about “Gulf money”? Can you show evidence of $$? Why are you lying? Permalink<\/a> 6:11 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Scary if true. Looks like it is true.https:\/\/twitter.com\/zerohedge\/status\/907941612625518593 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:22 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr @makramrabah are you aware that random labels do not constitute an explanation of why you misdefine very elementary terms? Permalink<\/a> 4:31 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr @makramrabah you are throwing more random labels to explain the misuse of a label. Can you write down a simple expl., as in 6th grade? Permalink<\/a> 4:24 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr @makramrabah you are not explaining why one shd heed someone like you or @iyad_elbaghdadi soooo ignorant to misdefine elementary terms. Permalink<\/a> 4:16 AM – 13 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb So Mr @makramrabah if you mislabel something so elementary, why should anyone read your other crap? Please explain. Permalink<\/a> 1:49 PM – 12 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mr @makramrabah, racism is imparting skills to a race, not studying population migrations. Are all Syrian rebels as ignorant as you? Permalink<\/a> 1:18 PM – 12 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@RogueRad Why I think doctors should read books by @nntaleb http:\/\/thehealthcareblog.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/12\/why-doctors-should-read-books-by-nassim-taleb\/ <\/a>\u00a0 cc @drjohnm Permalink<\/a> 10:34 AM – 12 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb If you reject unfounded blame, you must also reject unjustified praise. Permalink<\/a> 8:53 AM – 12 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@RandPaul Where is the anti-war left demanding the wars end? Where is the constitional conservative right demanding Congress reclaim its war powers? Permalink<\/a> 4:25 PM – 11 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb On my wayhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/harrydcrane\/status\/906555847219859459 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 12:31 PM – 11 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb My take pic.twitter.com\/Z3o48RcMvK<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 4:57 AM – 11 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Probability Brain Teaser du Jour. cc:@mikeandallie ,@LorenzoWVilla , @CutTheKnotMath pic.twitter.com\/Uj3p2K2VvJ<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 4:27 AM – 11 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@SameeraKhan While we mourn the lives lost 16 yrs ago today, we should also remind ourselves of this gem. Stop funding, arming, & glorifying terrorists. pic.twitter.com\/JC1wCl3D9o<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 2:39 AM – 11 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@ThomasSowell Quote from Black Rednecks & White Liberals: https:\/\/buff.ly\/2vk1w8R <\/a>\u00a0 ” target=”_blank”>http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/cGIAkn16UA”> <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/cGIAkn16UA Permalink<\/a> 10:03 AM – 10 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb When the beard is black, take the reasoning, ignore conclusions. When gray, take both reasoning & conclusions. When white, just conclusions. Permalink<\/a> 8:18 AM – 10 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Someone in population genetics wd detect the J2 haplogroup, the “Med” gene. I suspect the J2a subclade, coatal (Greco-Phoenician-Roman Army) Permalink<\/a> 5:11 AM – 10 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb My kind of party. Mare Nostrum.https:\/\/twitter.com\/scaramucci\/status\/906600491307687937 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:32 PM – 9 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@HarryDCrane Full slate for this year’s Foundations of #Probability seminar starting Mon with @nntaleb — Central problems with probability pic.twitter.com\/VbJ6k7fN5H<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 9:32 AM – 9 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Above & below shd explain why recent paper on 1200+ genes determining intelligence is utter BS cc:@charlesmurrayhttps:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/padzf3mtekuuf76\/Error%20and%20Dimensionality.pptx.pdf?dl=0 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:02 AM – 9 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Friends, added an Appendix to the minority rule. For comments. Is it easy to grasp? pic.twitter.com\/J0fCc91wf5<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 5:31 AM – 9 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 6) You can do history but one needs to qualify conclusions & exclude some class of statements. Permalink<\/a> 8:19 AM – 8 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 4) Historians have no clue about survivorship bias, so they mistake visible properties for properties. 5) Historians ignore asymmetries. Permalink<\/a> 8:18 AM – 8 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Historians mistake an upper\/lower bound for an absolute date. For instance “earliest settlement found” for earliest settlement” Permalink<\/a> 7:53 AM – 8 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Practically all data prior to the first war are suspicious. Permalink<\/a> 7:47 AM – 8 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb War data are pulled out of the hat. Historians are only reliable for (some) anecdotes. Or as we saw with Mary Beard, good at bu***tting.https:\/\/twitter.com\/ektrit\/status\/906147773384404992 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:14 AM – 8 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This fraudster Julie Gunlock starts from the basis that anti-GMO is anti-science. Not just clueless but dangerous. http:\/\/www.fooledbyrandomness.com\/PrecautionaryPrinciple.html <\/a>\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/FDRLST\/status\/905966418063130624 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:39 PM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb No, wuss! It’s unethical.They will do it to others Select a random few(5) who made false claims,make their lives miserable for 1y Never stop https:\/\/twitter.com\/TolstoySays\/status\/905956048778887168 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:30 PM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@NoArtInPolitics Headline sounds like something @nntaleb might sayhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/wsj\/status\/905933745529737216 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:29 PM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Clear evidence of (statistical) bias Can be attributed to 1) NYT doctors up the list, 2) NYT overweighs cappuccino & latte bookstores.https:\/\/twitter.com\/DineshDSouza\/status\/905852971233288192 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 11:11 AM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Mechanical skills matter less interpreted as Germans have no mechamical skills. In Fooled by Randomness: there is randomness -> itsallrandom Permalink<\/a> 10:09 AM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb For a chief investment officer, Mark Yusko makes a 6-year old misinterpretation. Is this typical or an outlier?https:\/\/twitter.com\/markyusko\/status\/905836528185643008 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 10:06 AM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@iMetaldog ex ancillary parts for proper engine functionality there are smaller # of moving part in EM v ICE tho not apple to apple comp to begin with! pic.twitter.com\/Uk3SbS8irD<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 9:30 AM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Expertise in roulette gambling requires much more probability than carpentry; Pop genetics require much more probability than biology! Permalink<\/a> 7:22 AM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Announcement. For personal reasons, we had to move the Real World Risk 6 to November 13. http:\/\/realworldrisk.com\/pictorial_view_of_the_program_by_dhaval <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:52 AM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Have you visited a gas station “when power is down everywhere”?https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFLTVBossMan\/status\/905773082249494528 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:45 AM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Tesla is computer w\/wheels,~5% of moving parts of BMW Mechanical expertise is archaic. I’ve rarely seen softw\/hardware designed in Europe.https:\/\/twitter.com\/zerohedge\/status\/905763378437730305 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:14 AM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Show this to your journo friends (if any) to avoid @tracyalloway’s conflation of “criticism” & strawman deformationhttps:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/the-facts-are-true-the-news-is-fake-5bf98104cea2 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:41 AM – 7 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@alacunha Have you tried this? Choquinhos com tinta. Baby sepia cooked in ink. Typical of algarve. You have to go there for the real deal pic.twitter.com\/2KC7bvjkiT<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 5:51 PM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This is real squid ink, tonight. pic.twitter.com\/8yfwikdxwj<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 4:44 PM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Last thing we need to hear is French are Meds. They are Reverse-Meds. Only Meds in S. parts that spoke no French (Provencal, Nicois, etc.) Permalink<\/a> 2:15 PM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb There is a discussion of taboos against mixing fish and cheese in Med. I am still confused. https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/13012333374\/posts\/10153194618113375 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:11 PM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb My kind of lecture.https:\/\/twitter.com\/_youhadonejob1\/status\/905424652595494912 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:39 PM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb No, no, no, no. Never, never any cheese on Med with fish products. You get deported from Sicily\/Calabria (if you are lucky).https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikaelv80\/status\/905520302452596736 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:27 PM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Those who believe clmate chnge is real Those who explain everything by CC Those for whom policies shdbe precautionary whether CC real or not Permalink<\/a> 10:27 AM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 1-Occupations in which one is more dependent on opinion of colleagues than end users or axiomatic base (math) end up rotting. (#SummarySITG) Permalink<\/a> 7:12 AM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 1-Occupations in which one is more dependent on opinion of colleagues than end users degrades. ex: journalism, bureaucr, (#SummarySITG) Permalink<\/a> 7:06 AM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Zeus appreciated my sacrifices; is making my wish come true that MSM self-destructs. He invented @kurteichenwald to accelerate the process. pic.twitter.com\/MGLTCW6ks9<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:19 AM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@DemosKypros Istanbul pogroms against the Greeks – 6-7 September ’55 #Greece #Turkey #Historyhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/2gGmDb5 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:03 AM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@HaroonChowdry We need clearer language to help distinguish. “Squid ink pasta” (i.e. squid ink in the pasta dough) vs. “pasta w\/ squid ink sauce” Permalink<\/a> 5:59 AM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Alert: This is fake squid ink (colored pasta). Real squid ink leaves stain marks on the dish.https:\/\/twitter.com\/simoncarucci\/status\/905395836623970304 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:49 AM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Will @kurteichenwald’s climate change “math” also prove a Trump-Russian conspiracy as is; or does it need additional variables?https:\/\/twitter.com\/kurteichenwald\/status\/905206621588119552 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:18 AM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The whole point is that this is not “criticism”. Strawman is NOT criticism. Permalink<\/a> 3:55 AM – 6 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@Wataizo This Eichenwald character better hope @nntaleb doesn’t get a hold of himhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Black999sunday\/status\/905160233906970624 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 1:12 PM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Certainly @tracyalloway needs a straightforward lesson on the difference between news and fake news.https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/the-facts-are-true-the-news-is-fake-5bf98104cea2 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 12:54 PM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@ArgaizR New paper @Cell_Metabolism. Beautiful example of anti-fragility. Volatility yields the best results! @nntaleb pic.twitter.com\/8nTvxgEmvT<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 11:12 AM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb How @tracyalloway rigs her votehttps:\/\/twitter.com\/robinwigg\/status\/905080835031883778 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:52 AM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb There is more substance\/rigor in every line of the INCERTO than what journo @tracyalloway has written all her life https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:21 AM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb +Got rich FROM politics +Helped crony capitalism +… Permalink<\/a> 6:46 AM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb +Gave Wall Street the largest bonus pool in history in 2010 +Fought Skin in the Game rules +Fueled Identity Politics +Fed the IYI class Permalink<\/a> 6:44 AM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb +Helped AlQaeda\/extinction of NE Christians +Tried to destroy federalism +Let IYI bureaucrats “nudge” citizens +Overall enemy of libertyhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/RealJamesWoods\/status\/905059454554693632 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:30 AM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Which is why I am calling Ron Paul, “A Roman among Greeks”. (a Pun on dedication of TBS to Benoit Mandelbrot:”A Greek among Romans”) pic.twitter.com\/qs6j8V1H0k<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 5:53 AM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb For ergodicity and wealth, see this https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/inequality-and-skin-in-the-game-d8f00bc0cb46 <\/a>\u00a0 Which is whatIwantedtotalktoyouabout Permalink<\/a> 5:43 AM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I am shuttling from Leb to NY for my Tuesday class. Today is my 1rst lecture on Fat Tails.https:\/\/twitter.com\/nntaleb\/status\/821374183234031616 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:01 AM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb “The Romans judged their political system by asking not whether it made sense but whether it worked.” The clear minded @holland_tom Permalink<\/a> 4:27 AM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Some idiot (finance prof) was arguing “had Trump invested his inheritance in market…” No, investors != market!https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/the-logic-of-risk-taking-107bf41029d3 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:17 AM – 5 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb No, do not join an NGO to save the world. Just take risks, start a business. https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/the-merchandising-of-virtue-b548762658f0 <\/a>\u00a0 ” target=”_blank”>http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/taRzkoCSfw”> <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/taRzkoCSfw Permalink<\/a> 9:32 AM – 4 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb BS vendor @JeffDSachs tweeting to me a narrative betw. Houston flood & Texas climate policy. Economists have a severe difficulty with rigor. Permalink<\/a> 5:52 AM – 4 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Connecting in an airport lounge in Morocco. Only way I get privacy on phone is speaking in Lebanese dialect. Nobody seems to understand it. Permalink<\/a> 5:06 AM – 3 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@bjmdolal @nntaleb only person I can think of that this applies to.https:\/\/twitter.com\/robertgreene\/status\/902156853823623168 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:10 PM – 2 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This guy gets it. The value of the lawsuit is in the information you can get out of it. As with the Monsanto papers.https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConLawWarrior\/status\/904110967738466308 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:02 PM – 2 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Meanwhile my fight ag the UK thought police: I keep insulting them; they tried & tried & tried & failed to stop me, https:\/\/medium.com\/east-med-project-history-philology-and-genetics\/something-is-broken-in-the-uk-intellectual-sphere-7efc9a1f154a <\/a>\u00a0 ” target=”_blank”>http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/CI0AuYqMoR”> <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/CI0AuYqMoR Permalink<\/a> 3:58 PM – 2 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Nothing sad about it. Lawsuits are the ONLY defense mechanism for the individual against powerful groups. Thank you, American legal system!https:\/\/twitter.com\/charlesmurray\/status\/904108850596515842 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 3:39 PM – 2 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb You need tail events for the revelation of elementary properties. Visibly only the store knew that people didn’t eat vegan.https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattOswaltVA\/status\/903834627768324096 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:06 PM – 2 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@AD_WHITMAN Roll your big a** down to Venezuela for a year. Come back and tell me how the #VenezuelaDiet (starving due to socialism) worked out for you. pic.twitter.com\/r0UUqv4sJC<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 10:22 AM – 2 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@VergilDen “Not everything happens for a reason but everything that survives, survives for a reason” NNT Permalink<\/a> 10:11 AM – 2 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Exccccccccellent question. Lindy being a noise filtering mechanism lowers every year the probability of spurious survival.https:\/\/twitter.com\/DoctorLex\/status\/904000010899132416 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 8:52 AM – 2 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb People were not getting that the (alleged) food costs savings by GMOs (at huge risks) were DWARFED by more efficient food distribution. Permalink<\/a> 7:39 PM – 1 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Bezos got that distrib =up to 83% food costs. Focus on distr, not risky “tech” product. Organic cheaper, GMO dead.http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-09-01\/amazon-has-twice-many-fulfillment-centers-rest-entire-us-retail-industry <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:32 PM – 1 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@GuruAnaerobic “No BS Trader” @nntaleb vs IYI academic, BBC luvvie, “diversity”, imbecillo-bullshito-classico pic.twitter.com\/pIuBtauDkv<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 8:04 AM – 1 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Friday Semitic Philology. RE @lsarsour: Sarsour means “pimp” in mod. Hebrew frm Aramaic \u05e1\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 (with a Samekh), Cricket with a Tsadeh. pic.twitter.com\/wdguyqOlJr<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 7:16 AM – 1 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb When someone makes an announcement saying “I have a great relationship with my wife”, you know a divorce is getting close.https:\/\/twitter.com\/zerohedge\/status\/903614451999539200 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 6:50 AM – 1 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Sarsour means cockroach in Arabic. It is very, very unfair to cockroaches.https:\/\/twitter.com\/amconmag\/status\/903593280822173698 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:22 AM – 1 Sep 2017<\/p>\n

@normonics Classic @nntaleb pic.twitter.com\/4uru8Ol6bB<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:26 PM – 31 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb We think alike on this @rorysutherland pic.twitter.com\/e242tAeIva<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:16 PM – 31 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I like to buy products made by egomaniac people. Or, at least people called arrogant. pic.twitter.com\/c8W09vsfIK<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:11 PM – 31 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb 13 Coffee Shops Around Phoenicia That Will Charm You https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/52816 <\/a>\u00a0 via @BeirutCityGuide Permalink<\/a> 4:58 PM – 31 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Some marketing\/framing savvy pple figured out that the most effective way to build a fascist movement is to call it: antifascist. Permalink<\/a> 1:08 AM – 31 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Problem w\/academic parasites isn’t just disconnect from the real world; it’s their lack of awareness of it. #SkinInTheGamehttps:\/\/twitter.com\/drtomflynn\/status\/902647984000827392 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 12:48 AM – 31 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Now if I called Monbiot an idiot, it is because of his promoting AlQaeda propaganda abt the Syrian war & fake stories abt Aleppo. Permalink<\/a> 8:35 AM – 30 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb My idea is to WORRY about our actions on climate out of PRECAUTION, not systematically attribute events to it. @yaneerbaryam Permalink<\/a> 6:31 AM – 30 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb From Silent Risk: the Lucretius problem. People don’t realize that systems deliver new maxima. pic.twitter.com\/xtu5tLeNIp<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 5:48 AM – 30 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Point is that idiots like @GeorgeMonbiot are attributing Houston floods to Climate Change, rather than bad understanding of tail probability Permalink<\/a> 4:59 AM – 30 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Think tanks are natural lobbies w\/a facade of “research” Their cover allows them to censor dissent from monoculturehttps:\/\/nyti.ms\/2whLSts <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 4:43 AM – 30 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Nero di seppia ( spaghetti con farro) pic.twitter.com\/Hw5yOavHMY<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 5:39 PM – 29 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Chapters frm nxt book If the author doesn’t surprise the reader w\/something every few pages, books & authors diehttps:\/\/medium.com\/incerto <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 3:28 PM – 29 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb When people talk about 500 y floods or 100 year rain, they are klueless abt tail distribution. The empirical distribution is NOT empirical! pic.twitter.com\/XdrLf1gfgN<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 1:40 PM – 29 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb I have never read #Antifragile under olive trees. I will try next week.https:\/\/twitter.com\/petranovskaja\/status\/901747046113304576 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 12:31 PM – 29 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Another benefit of Brexit seen 5 years ago in Antifragilehttps:\/\/twitter.com\/tophtucker\/status\/902595164669177860 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 11:35 AM – 29 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb No, and it is not a violation of the First Am. if I block people like you who tweet stupid things to me; private workspace != public. Permalink<\/a> 6:54 AM – 29 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Freedom of Expression is a central UNCONDITIONAL symmetry: You are allowed speech if I am allowed speech pic.twitter.com\/iWeGP21DcO<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:18 AM – 29 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Main MARKER for group to be fascist-shmascist-smthng_ist regardless of what they call themselves left\/right\/diagonal: Public Expression Permalink<\/a> 5:51 AM – 29 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The very idea of freedom of expression is to allow someone to tell others things they do not like to hear. Permalink<\/a> 5:24 AM – 29 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb In other words, see the surviving population after n generations, here 21 & compare to common processes. Permalink<\/a> 6:15 PM – 28 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Trying to dabble w\/population genetics under fat tails! So far, some intuitions. Some work for us, @DrCirillo cc: @PZalloua pic.twitter.com\/zXsGCmow6O<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 6:12 PM – 28 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Free speech is so robust intellectually that arguments to try to suspend it are inconsistent w\/one another & the rest of the corpus.https:\/\/twitter.com\/CliffordAsness\/status\/902252554154762240 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:10 PM – 28 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb E bella la lingua italiana: “Chi troppo in alto sal cade sovente precipitevolissimevolmente” Permalink<\/a> 12:51 PM – 28 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Letting someone w a razor is a sign of trust. Permalink<\/a> 7:09 AM – 28 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Kalabrez’ lesson facima a barba curazol’ pic.twitter.com\/73G2rDaIZ6<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 7:07 AM – 28 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This problem came out of the statement (as generalization) that: P\/E ratio of the market != weighted average P\/E ratio of ind companies.https:\/\/twitter.com\/CutTheKnotMath\/status\/902047463351177216 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:43 AM – 28 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Journalist Interrogated, Fired For Story Linking CIA And Syria Weapons Flights | Zero Hedgehttp:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2017-08-28\/journalist-interrogated-fired-story-linking-cia-and-syria-weapons-flights <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 5:23 AM – 28 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb “…nec alte cadere nec graviter potest” Publilius Permalink<\/a> 5:20 AM – 28 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb If you want to punish an enemy, help put him on a pedestal. He will hurt himself falling from it. Permalink<\/a> 4:57 AM – 28 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@JohnJSSoriano .@nntaleb has explained this well. Can’t make projection of worst case based on previous worst event. Wouldn’t have worked for prev event!https:\/\/twitter.com\/stealthygeek\/status\/901885696075542531 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 7:05 PM – 27 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb https:\/\/youtu.be\/9dKiLclupUM <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 2:37 PM – 27 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Added to The Logic of Risk Taking. People w skin in the game who take risks don’t like tail risk. https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/the-logic-of-risk-taking-107bf41029d3 <\/a>\u00a0 ” target=”_blank”>http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/Bah4FJsiFZ”> <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/Bah4FJsiFZ Permalink<\/a> 7:35 AM – 27 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Explains that such probability-risk experiments assume the person will never take risks again. https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/the-logic-of-risk-taking-107bf41029d3 <\/a>\u00a0 ” target=”_blank”>http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/U0dq3iSBeQ”> <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/U0dq3iSBeQ Permalink<\/a> 12:17 PM – 26 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@obradovits1 @nntaleb ‘s def of ergodicity is consistent with what I lrnt during my pstgrad stdies. However, @nntaleb provides a new way to thnk. abt it.https:\/\/twitter.com\/nntaleb\/status\/901507397755297792 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 11:31 AM – 26 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb This imbecile is digging deeper, using a …1928 def. Mr Ma cKenzie go back to doing what you do and let other people on twitter work. pic.twitter.com\/X3UuAJHcfv<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 11:11 AM – 26 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb The sign of a failed academic is referring to his “thesis” as contribution. Perhaps @ole_b_peters can answer you what is meant by ergodicity Permalink<\/a> 10:22 AM – 26 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@ole_b_peters Spot-on. Meaningless experiments. Insurance benefits buyer and seller over time, not across the ensemble. http:\/\/bit.ly\/2s1JuD4 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 9:58 AM – 26 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb In which a Microsoft person bull***ts abt work he never read & concepts he knows nothing abt.https:\/\/twitter.com\/mknz\/status\/901479974724554756 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 9:52 AM – 26 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb Corrected mistakes. (Cutting through the BS in social science) pic.twitter.com\/1FZF8TxqCM<\/a> Permalink<\/a> 9:01 AM – 26 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb In other words: risk aversion is what is needed to make things ergodic.https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/the-logic-of-risk-taking-107bf41029d3 <\/a>\u00a0 Permalink<\/a> 8:55 AM – 26 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb “Risk Aversion” is fictional nonsense to employ psychologists. https:\/\/medium.com\/incerto\/the-logic-of-risk-taking-107bf41029d3 <\/a>\u00a0 ” target=”_blank”>http:\/\/pic.twitter.com\/EEjUViSaL7″> <\/a>\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/EEjUViSaL7 Permalink<\/a> 8:54 AM – 26 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@nntaleb LOCALISM “At Fed level, libertarian; state, Republican; local, Democrat; family\/friends, socialist.” @geoffreydgraham citing broth. Vincent. Permalink<\/a> 8:06 AM – 26 Aug 2017<\/p>\n

@mikeandallie A algebra \/ geometry project for kids inspired by @nntaleb and @CutTheKnotMath : https:\/\/mikesmathpage.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/26\/a-project-for-kids-inspired-by-nassim-taleb-and-alexander-bogomolny\/ <\/a>\u00a0 #math #mathchat cc: @KelseyAHE Permalink<\/a> 6:21 AM – 26 Aug 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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