New: talebAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917steemzzanhive-183959hive-180932hive-166405photographyhive-185836uncommonlabhive-183397hive-150122hive-101145hive-188619hive-144064bitcoinkrsuccesshive-145157lifehive-184714hive-181136hive-193637hive-109690hive-139150TrendingNewHotLikerspomeline (79)in book • 4 years agoThe basic laws of human stupidity.As a student I was a fan of the works of Carlo Cipolla, one of the great economic historians. As part of my reading for a current project I came across this little gem, which he had privately…helices (30)in lack • 5 years agoScience 0214We lack #imagination and repress it in others @NNTalebhelices (30)in fool • 5 years agoScience 0209We fool ourselves with stories that cater to our Platonic thirst for distinct patterns: narrative fallacy @NNTalebhelices (30)in everyone • 5 years agoScience 0196I do not need a mask if everyone else is wearing one @NNTalebhelices (30)in remember • 5 years agoScience 0187This simple inability to remember not the true sequence of events but a reconstructed one will make history appear in hindsight to be far more explainable than it actually was - or is @NNTalebhelices (30)in rigor • 5 years agoScience 0185It is the rigor coming from the combination of skepticism & #empiricism that's hard to come by @NNTalebhelices (30)in people • 5 years agoScience 0171Simply, people need to be blinded by #knowledge @NNTalebhelices (30)in information • 5 years agoScience 0169The problem with #information is not that it is diverting & generally useless, but that it is toxic @NNTalebvoloshyn (54)in philosophy • 5 years agoTaleb's advice to youth From the 'Skin in the game ' book which I finished reading recentlyhelices (30)in information • 5 years agoScience 0162All pieces of information are not equal in importance @NNTalebhelices (30)in bias • 5 years agoScience 0161Our bias is immediately to establish a causal link @NNTalebfreiheit50 (70)in deutsch • 5 years agoWarum ich "Klimaskeptiker" (geworden) binIch benutze in der Überschrift dieses grauenhafte Unwort "Klimaskeptiker" , obwohl es (glücklicherweise noch) nicht im Duden steht. Dummerweise hört man es immer öfter, weil es so schön prägnant…helices (30)in rhetoric • 5 years agoScience 0146#Rhetoric can be constructed randomly, but not genuine scientific knowledge @NNTalebhelices (30)in cause • 5 years agoScience 0145It is very difficult to isolate a single cause when there are plenty around. This is called multivariate analysis @NNTalebhelices (30)in prove • 5 years agoScience 0124It is true that a thousand days cannot prove you right, but one day can prove you wrong @NNTalebhelices (30)in prisoners • 5 years agoScience 0115We are, whether we like it or not, prisoners of our biology @NNTalebcrypto-guide (55)in mnuchin • 5 years agoSatoshi Nakamoto Institute - The SkepticsNeben Bitcoin Obituaries ist die Homepage des Nakamoto Institute eine weitere gute Seite um Bitcoin Kritiker an ihre Statements aus den vorherigen Jahren zu erinnern. In letzter Zeit sah…kwilley (61)in steempress • 6 years agoReflections on Aphorisms #37I made significant progress toward getting into a master's degree program today, so I didn't have much time to write (outside the requirements of that; I spent several hours on the phone and more…viniciusoliveira (42)in software • 6 years agoBlack Swans in Software EngineeringWhat is the relationship between the Black Swan logic proposed by Nassim Taleb and Software Engineering ? Books and technical content are good, they help us keep our knowledge up to date, but…helices (30)in science • 6 years agoScience 0102#Science is a mere speculation, mere formulation of conjecture @NNTaleb
