Black Swan

Black Swan

The phenomenal International bestseller that shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertainty What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper? This book is all about Black Swans: the random events that underlie our lives, from bestsellers to world disasters. their impact is huge; theyre impossible to predict; yet after they happen we always try to rationalize them. Taleb is a bouncy and even exhilarating guide . . . I came to relish what he said, and even develop a sneaking affection for him as a person Will Self, Independent on Sunday He leaps like some superhero of the mind Boyd Tonkin, Independent

Auteur | Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Taal | Engels
Type | Paperback
Categorie | Wetenschap & Natuur

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