It's a good book, a bit rambling, but nice points. The essential arguments are here <http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/taleb08/taleb08_index.html>.
-- Russ Abbott _____________________________________________ Professor, Computer Science California State University, Los Angeles o Check out my blog at http://russabbott.blogspot.com/ On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 8:31 PM, Phil Henshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'The Black Swan' was mentioned this AM on the radio in NY and I ordered a > copy. Nassim > Taleb<http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=si3_rdr_bb_author?index=books&field%2dauthor%2dexact=Nassim%20Nicholas%20Taleb> > seems > like a prolific writher and fascinating guy. The other author mentioned > on the segment was Dan Ariely, author of "Predictably Irrational: The > Hidden Forces that Shape our Decisions" maybe worth looking at too. > > > > Phil > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, October 02, 2008 7:19 PM > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]; friam@redfish.com > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] or more simply, is there order? > > > > My daughter, an urban planner in Bruxelles, recommended that I read *The > Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable *by epistemologist Nassim > Nicholas Taleb. I did look it up and found it might be pertinent to this > string. Has anybody read it? > Paul > > > ************** > Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check > out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators. > (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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