econtalk.org - 3/23/2009
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Intro. [Recorded Mar. 15, 2009] Taleb: One of the few people who can say "I told you so." Critic of mastering risk and uncertainty with mathematical tools. Where right and where wrong? Not so much a critique of mathematics as of methods to estimate rare events. We don't know much about rare ...
thebigmoney.com - 3/27/2009
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thebigmoney.com —
Nassim Taleb is an unlikely choice to play
the Jimmy Stewart role in a 21 st -century...
remake of the Depression-era classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington . But the tale of a naive do-gooder who tries to remind a corrupt political class of its ...
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Mr. Taleb Goes to Washington: A black swan meets some ...
ritholtz.com - 3/28/2009
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ritholtz.com —
When the Secretary of the Treasury admits that
the financial system has failed, as he did in...
his Congressional testimony yesterday, you would assume that the country is in for a sweeping overhaul of Wall Street and the banking establishment. But that ...
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Mr. Taleb Goes to Washington
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Taleb and Empiricism
EconLog: Library of Economics and Liberty —
Russ Roberts talks with Nassim Taleb . I was most interested in the latter third of the conversation, where Taleb talks about his radical empiricism. For example, he argues that medicine makes more progress with trial-and-error than with knowledge of biological processes. Although I found that statement too extreme, I think that his general concern is valid. That is, our knowledge is limited, and yet we must make decisions. The challenge is to make decisions that are not costly given our limited knowledge. It's a very stimulating discussion.
Taleb on the crisis (by Russell Roberts)
Cafe Hayek —
... The latest EconTalk is Taleb on the crisis. Lots of insight here on a very wide array of topics, including why visiting the Temple of Apollo was good for your health. But mainly, many interesting thoughts on thinking about uncertainty. ...
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Roubini and Taleb discuss the crisis (video)
youtube.com 2/10/2009 — Nouriel Roubini and Nassim Taleb ("Dr Doom and the Black Swan") discuss the crisis --and what to do about it. The CNBC journalists seemed to be ask...
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Taleb Attacks Wall Street Bonuses
nakedcapitalism.com 2/25/2009 — Nassim Nicholas Taleb, of Black Swan fame, joins the chorus in attacking asymmetrical bonuses, the "head's I win" if things go well, "tails you lose" syndrome. An oversight in this piece is that this approach nevertheless worked reasonably well in ...
Nassim Taleb on Charlie Rose
paul.kedrosky.com 12/5/2008 — My friend Nassim Taleb was on the Charlie Rose show today. As always, highly worth viewing –- even if I’m admittedly biased, of course. [via 1440WallStreet ]
Blog Archive » Taleb goes long inflation
ftalphaville.ft.com 6/1/2009 — Here’s another one to add to the hyperinflation bandwagon : Nassim Nicholas Taleb, of Black Swan fame. From the Wall Street Journal : A hedge fund firm that reaped huge rewards betting against the market last year is about to open a fund premised on ...
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charlierose.com 12/5/2008 — hrc 12/05/2008 12:26 AM Report Good down to earth stuff, still not less complicated the solution. International currency economics is beyond all measures of difficulty. This crisis was no surprise to many, it's been spiraling towards this end for well ...
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