The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

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  1. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
    Martin Destagnol: martin bought The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable :

    Very interesting theory on why our models are wrong to ignore the impact of the highly improbable. Think Fukushima, Subprime, etc.

    Monday, 06-Jun-11 21:12:33 UTC · view on Twitter
    1. Edouard Gasser: edouard

      It reminds me of the 7 sources of innovation from Peter Drucker. The first one being "The unexpected" according to him.

      Monday, 06-Jun-11 21:37:32 UTC · view on Twitter
    2. clemnt: clemnt

      waouh un point commun avec toi Martin, j'adore Taleb, son autre bouquin est super aussi (même si la thématique reste très proche)

      Friday, 24-Jun-11 13:35:36 UTC
  2. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
    Antony Faby: antony bought The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable :

    Un livre génial sur le hasard (la chance) et son role dans le business. Vous apprendrez aussi que Gauss c'est de la grosse merde, surtout si vous faites de la finance

    Tuesday, 26-Apr-11 08:39:55 UTC

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    Why are we so often unwilling to accept that life is unpredictable? In this book, the author distils his idiosyncratic wisdom to demolish our illusions, contrasting the classical values of courage, elegance and erudition against modern philistinism and phoniness.

    Author : Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    Label : Penguin

    Manufacturer : Penguin

    Studio : Penguin

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