Book Review: Black Swan – The Impact Of The Highly Improbable
From Bankers Anonymous
January 4, 2013 - 8:41am
The “Black Swan,” of Nicholas Nassim Taleb’s title, describes an event that occurs completely outside expectations, has an enormous impact on future developments, and can be explained only in hindsight as predictable. Further, Taleb argues that despite the fact that we are blind to their imminent arrival ahead of time, Black Swans drive the world
January 4, 2013 - 8:41am
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