The Black Swan
Rare, unpredictable events shape history, and we consistently underestimate them.
Biography
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American essayist, former options trader and scholar of risk and probability.
Main ideas and philosophy
Taleb argues that rare events shape the world and that we should build systems that gain from disorder.
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Antifragile
Some things don't just survive shocks. They get stronger. How to become antifragile.