Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of...
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of...
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Pub. Date
2018
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English
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A bold work from the author of The Black Swan that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility
In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and...
In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and...
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Pensemos en algo frágil, algún objeto de nuestra sala de estar, como el televisor o la porcelana del aparador. Si los etiquetamos como "frágiles" significa, necesariamente, que queremos que gocen tranquilidad, orden y previsibilidad. A un objeto frágil no le sentará nada bien un terremoto ni la visita de un sobrino hiperactivo. Todo lo que aborrece la volatilidad aborrece los agentes estresantes (estresores), el daño, el caos, los sucesos, el...
5) Resumen del libro "El cisne negro" de Nassim Nicholas Taleb: El impacto de lo altamente improbable
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Español
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Antes del descubrimiento de Australia, en el Viejo Mundo se creía que todos los cisnes eran blancos. Parecía una creencia irrefutable. Pero, entonces, se vio que en Australia los cisnes también podían ser negros.
Este hecho ilustra una grave limitación del aprendizaje que se hace desde la observación o la experiencia, así como la fragilidad de nuestro conocimiento. Una sola observación es capaz de invalidar una afirmación generalizada. Todo...
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Pub. Date
2008
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English
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This audiobook is about luck, or more precisely, how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. It is already a landmark work and its title has entered our vocabulary. In its second edition, Fooled by Randomness is now a cornerstone for anyone interested in random outcomes. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill, the world of trading, this audiobook is a captivating insight into one of...
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Pub. Date
2010
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English
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By the author of the modern classis The Black Swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in ways you least expect. The Bed of Procrustes takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. It represents Nassim Nicholas Taleb's view of modern civilization's hubristic side effects-modifying humans to satisfy technology,...
