We all know what “fragile” means. But what is the opposite of fragile? If you are like me, your instinctive response would be “robust” or perhaps “durable.” But you would be wrong. Something that is ...

Having a title with the word "Fooled" in it, Nassim Taleb's Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets practically begs to be reviewed here. So let me oblige. Have you ...

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb has devoted his life to immersing himself in problems of luck, randomness, human error, probability, and the philosophy of knowledge. He managed to transform his interests into ...

Multiplication — that's what people don't understand about Ebola, according to Nassim Taleb, the author of "Fooled by Randomness" and "The Black Swan." More specifically, Taleb explained to Business ...

Question/Comment: When I watched your segment on the NewsHour the other evening I was riveted by Nassim Taleb’s prediction and his wish that he was wrong. I understand that supposedly Kevin Phillips, ...

In case you were wondering, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of Fooled By Randomness and The Black Swan (not the Aronofsky movie) is endorsing presidential candidate Ron Paul. This is according to ...