In complex systems, disaster is not the exception; it’s the destination. More and more, disasters are emergent properties of ...

Ten books that can shape Taleb’s thinking—from stoicism to statistics, anthropology to paradox, each one that can short-circuit conventional logic in brilliant ways., Features News - Times Now ...

Nassim Taleb was back in the news in April as one of his old colleagues posted a remarkable return for his hedge fund last quarter. Mark Spitznagel of Universa Investments posted a 4,144% return ...

Everywhere you look, male role models from neuroscientist Andrew Huberman and fitness influencer Chris Williamson to esteemed ...

From history to money and morality, these ten books offer sharper insight than most schools. They train your mind where ...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of Black Swan and Antifragile, is a pretty intense person. He's vocal about his displeasure with most economists, academics and journalists. He's usually wearing black.

Should we view the trade war as a new black or gray swan event? In his well-known book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, published in 2007, Nassim Nicholas Taleb explores the ...

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Popularized by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book, "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable," the term has been used to describe a litany of market catastrophes such as the 2008 ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who have locked horns on various issues in the past, both met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York. The author of 'The Black Swan' says ...