Talebs five volume philosophical essay on uncertainty, titled the incerto, covers the following books. Below is a list of some of his most brilliant quotes of all time. Other than nassim taleb, the one single most influential collection of books that i have other than those in austrian economics and philosophy, which have changed my life are these 3 books from gg. Scholar, statistician and guru of riskmanagement recommends his favorite novels and the best professional books. The 41506 wall street journal listed the five best books on personal investing. Please vote and do not add books taleb has not explicitly recommended. Seneca and stoicism as a back door to explain why everything antifragile has to have more upside than downside and hence benefits from volatility, error, and stressorsthe fundamental asymmetry. Read his biography, short summaries of his best books and his most memorable quotes here. How probability changed science and everyday life ideas in context book 12 oct 26, 1990. The impact of the highly improbable by nassim nicholas taleb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In what order should nassim nicholas talebs incerto series. Taleb said trump would be less likely to intervene in events overseas and would try to go with the prevailing winds.
This vital book is about rethinking rationality as adaptive thinking. The black swan author in praise of the risktakers the writer and former options trader nassim taleb talks to margareta pagano about. Its made me more skeptical of certain aspects of science e. Anyone interested in human behavior and its intersection with economics needs to read these books. The other books in the series are fooled by randomness, antifragile, skin in the game, and the bed of procrustes.
A statements that will orient us for the rest of the book. May 11, 2010 in the course of 400 pages, nassim taleb discourses amusingly and eruditely on black swans and the human reaction to them, which isnt always logical. Mar 27, 2009 its the timetested success of hardline, negativeadvicebased religions that lends the most support for nassim talebs argument. Nassim nicholas taleb is an uncompromizing nononsense thinker for our times. How to be rational about rationality incerto medium. Gerd gigerenzer proposes and illustrates a bold new research program that investigates the psychology of rationality, introducing the concepts of ecological, bounded, and social rationality.
His books are informative and provocative, and leave you pondering their messages for years afterward. The psychologist gerd gigerenzer has a simple heuristic. How to know when numbers deceive you 9780743254236. When, along with applied systems scientist dr joe norman, we first reacted to coronavirus on 25 january with the publication of an academic note urging caution, the virus had reportedly infected fewer than 2,000 people worldwide and fewer than 60 people were dead. What are some of the lessons that we can draw from talebs work as gold investors and what did he have to say about gold. Honestly, talebs acerbic style makes his books even more readable.
My advice about reading these books is to read each of them more than once except fooled by randomness. I read antifragile first, followed by black swan, bed of procrustes and did not finish fooled by randomness. The impact of the highly improbable by taleb, nassim nicholas and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The impact of the highly improbable by taleb, nassim nicholas 1st first edition hardcover2007 on. Skin in the game by nassim nicholas taleb digested read. You tell a story that i guess is borrowed from nassim taleb, about a turkey. The first one i read is fooled by randomness by nassim nicholas taleb. He wants to create a platform for a new scientificminded public intellectual dealing with social and historical events in replacement to the fooled by randomness historian and the babbling journalistic public intellectual.
He has spent his life immersing himself in problems of luck, uncertainty, probability, and knowledge, and he has led three highprofile careers around his ideas, as a man of letters, as a businessmantrader, and as a university professor and researcher. In his books taleb presents a wealth of examples of how prone we are to discount the unexpected and unlikely, but what is. A lebanon born scholar, nassim nicholas taleb, is a scholar and writer that focuses largely on probability and risks. Nov 03, 2016 black swan author nassim taleb says dont worry about a trump presidency. Penguin uk asked nassim to recommend five books that have informed him as a writer. This fascinating academic debate has huge implications for. Fooled by randomness 2001 is a collection of essays on the impact of randomness on financial markets and life itself. Books by nassim nicholas taleb author of the black swan. Apr 25, 2018 nassim taleb has a decadeslong track record as a pit trader as early as in the 1980s. He presents it sometimes as part of a triptych with his earlier works the black swan and antifragile, and at other times as a continuation.
In a recent lse lecture about his new book risk savvy. Feb 22, 2018 skin in the game is nassim nicholas talebs fifth book. Two months ago, i had the pleasure to spend an entire week with this controversial and nononsense thinker. Through a mixture of statistics, psychology and philosophical reflection, the author outlines how randomness dominates the world. Dec 30, 2016 when you read nassim taleb s works it isnt apparent its lessons, to a lesser or greater extent, have been put into practice by value investors for half a century. He has written some of the most prestigious risk analyst books in the world and is currently the editor in chief of risk and decision analysis.
The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets incerto book online at best prices in india on. On march 16, 2017 by stephany aulenback in conferences, videos. Aug 09, 2012 nassim taleb is a profound thinker and quite mysterious character, and to say his website still looks like it is stuck in the 90s is probably a compliment. Jan 02, 2017 trading in the zone master the market with confidence, discipline, and a winning attitude audio book duration. Feb 25, 2018 skin in the game by nassim nicholas taleb allen lane.
Nassim nicholas taleb the psychologist gerd gigerenzer has a simple heuristic. Please, no finance or similarly depraved topics, and no journalists. Nassim and gerd gigerenzer at riskminds international 2016. Nassim taleb is an essayist and mathematical trader, and an edge activista member of the literary and empirical community of scientistsphilosophers. His books on antifragility shaped a lot of my views. A live recording of the viewpoints on behavioural economics by gerd gigerenzer and nassim nicholas taleb at riskminds international, 2016. Its interesting to see how leaders like our own david cameron suck up to his particular ideas that go hand in hand with typical tory tradition not supporting poor people etc and proudly declaring him as a guru, then backstepping when it comes to the ideas about instability and not supporting flawed financial systems doomed to collapse etc. Love him or hate him, nassim nicholas taleb is one of the worlds top intellectuals and maybe even the hottest thinker in the world right now. Nassim and gerd gigerenzer on the dichotomy of behavioural economics. The barbell strategy in life and things as the transformation of anything from fragile to antifragile. Nassim taleb gerd gigerenzer 10 easy without medication nassim taleb gerd gigerenzer 7 naturalhow to nassim taleb gerd gigerenzer for work sex women for 1 last update 20200415 mean business women mean business women for 1 last update 20200415 mean business women mean business. Otherwise, gigerenzers speech channels nassim taleb on financial. Agreeing somewhat with talebs theory, i think it is too limited in scope, and should be expanded and clarified.
The black swan is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. I was not interested in one, but i visited local book stores and bought three of the others. Nov 27, 2012 antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas talebs landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand. The most valuable takeaway message is that history does not always prepare us for the future taleb uses the example of turkeys and christmas. Fooled by randomness and the black swan, talking about his new book. Nassim taleb on experts and negative advice justin owings. Since i first came across it, i have been a fan of gerd gigerenzers work. The book focuses on the extreme impact of rare and unpredictable outlier events and the human tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events, retrospectively. Nassim and gerd gigerenzer at riskminds international 2016 on march 16, 2017 by stephany aulenback in conferences, videos nassim and gerd gigerenzer on the dichotomy of behavioural economics. Nassim nicholas taleb book recommendations 80 books. The impact of the highly improbable is a 2007 book by author and former options trader nassim nicholas taleb. Nassim nicholas taleb is one of the best thinkers about analyzing complex social problems and human behavior. If there is a book missing, please leave a comment with a reference.
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