About Nassim Nicholas Taleb:
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American essayist, scholar, statistician, and risk analyst, whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. His 2007 book The Black Swan was described in a review by the Sunday Times as one of the twelve most influential books since World War II.
I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries.
Nassim Nicholas TalebYou know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults.
Nassim Nicholas TalebWriting is sacred, other activities are profane, and I don't want them to corrupt my writing.
Nassim Nicholas TalebThe three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.
Nassim Nicholas TalebDoctors most commonly get mixed up between absence of evidence and evidence of abense
Nassim Nicholas TalebProbability and expectation are not the same. Its probability and probability times the pay off.
Nassim Nicholas TalebThe difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free
Nassim Nicholas Taleb