Most Popular Books by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The most influential book of the past seventy-five years: a groundbreaking exploration of everything we know about what we don’t know, now with a new section called “On Robustness and Fragility.” A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. Why do we not acknowledge the phenomenon of black swans until after they occur? Part of the answer, according to Taleb, is that humans are hardwired to learn specifics when they should be focused on generalities. We concentrate on things we already know and time and time again fail to take into consideration what we don’t know. We are, therefore, unable to truly estimate opportunities, too vulnerable to the impulse to simplify, narrate, and categorize, and not open enough to rewarding those who can imagine the “impossible.” For years, Taleb has studied how we fool ourselves into thinking we know more than we actually do. We restrict our thinking to the irrelevant and inconsequential, while large events continue to surprise us and shape our world. In this revelatory book, Taleb will change the way you look at the world, and this second edition features a new philosophical and empirical essay, “On Robustness and Fragility,” which offers tools to navigate and exploit a Black Swan world. Taleb is a vastly entertaining writer, with wit, irreverence, and unusual stories to tell. He has a polymathic command of subjects ranging from cognitive science to business to probability theory. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan is a landmark book—itself a black swan.

Fooled by Randomness 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 The Black Swan, Antifragile, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes. Fooled by Randomness is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. Nassim Nicholas Taleb–veteran trader, renowned risk expert, polymathic scholar, erudite raconteur, and New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan–has written a modern classic that turns on its head what we believe about luck and skill. This book is about luck–or more precisely, about how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill–the world of trading–Fooled by Randomness provides captivating insight into one of the least understood factors in all our lives. Writing in an entertaining narrative style, the author tackles major intellectual issues related to the underestimation of the influence of happenstance on our lives. The book is populated with an array of characters, some of whom have grasped, in their own way, the significance of chance: the baseball legend Yogi Berra; the philosopher of knowledge Karl Popper; the ancient world’s wisest man, Solon; the modern financier George Soros; and the Greek voyager Odysseus. We also meet the fictional Nero, who seems to understand the role of randomness in his professional life but falls victim to his own superstitious foolishness. However, the most recognizable character of all remains unnamed–the lucky fool who happens to be in the right place at the right time–he embodies the “survival of the least fit.” Such individuals attract devoted followers who believe in their guru’s insights and methods. But no one can replicate what is obtained by chance. Are we capable of distinguishing the fortunate charlatan from the genuine visionary? Must we always try to uncover nonexistent messages in random events? It may be impossible to guard ourselves against the vagaries of the goddess Fortuna, but after reading Fooled by Randomness we can be a little better prepared. Named by Fortune One of the Smartest Books of All Time A Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year

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 The Black Swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors or riots intensify when someone tries to repress them, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls “antifragile” is that category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. In The Black Swan, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. In Antifragile, Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary, and proposes that things be built in an antifragile manner. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better. Furthermore, the antifragile is immune to prediction errors and protected from adverse events. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, why is debt bad for you, and why is what we call “efficient” not efficient at all? Why do government responses and social policies protect the strong and hurt the weak? Why should you write your resignation letter before even starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives? The book spans innovation by trial and error, life decisions, politics, urban planning, war, personal finance, economic systems, and medicine. And throughout, in addition to the street wisdom of Fat Tony of Brooklyn, the voices and recipes of ancient wisdom, from Roman, Greek, Semitic, and medieval sources, are loud and clear. Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, Taleb’s message is revolutionary: The antifragile, and only the antifragile, will make it. Praise for Antifragile “Ambitious and thought-provoking . . . highly entertaining.”—The Economist “A bold book explaining how and why we should embrace uncertainty, randomness, and error . . . It may just change our lives.”—Newsweek

The landmark five-book series--all together in one boxed set The Incerto is an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making when we don''t understand the world, expressed in the form of a personal essay with autobiographical sections, stories, parables, and philosophical, historical, and scientific discussions, in non-overlapping volumes that can be accessed in any order. The main thread is that while there is inordinate uncertainty about what is going on, there is great certainty as to what one should do about it. This boxed set includes: FOOLED BY RANDOMNESS THE BLACK SWAN THE BED OF PROCRUSTES ANTIFRAGILE SKIN IN THE GAME

The Bed of Procrustes 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, Antifragile, and Skin in the Game. By the author of the modern classic 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 Taleb’s view of modern civilization’s hubristic side effects—modifying humans to satisfy technology, blaming reality for not fitting economic models, inventing diseases to sell drugs, defining intelligence as what can be tested in a classroom, and convincing people that employment is not slavery. Playful and irreverent, these aphorisms will surprise you by exposing self-delusions you have been living with but never recognized. With a rare combination of pointed wit and potent wisdom, Taleb plows through human illusions, contrasting the classical values of courage, elegance, and erudition against the modern diseases of nerdiness, philistinism, and phoniness. “Taleb’s crystalline nuggets of thought stand alone like esoteric poems.”—Financial Times

#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 just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one’s own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life. As always both accessible and iconoclastic, Taleb challenges long-held beliefs about the values of those who spearhead military interventions, make financial investments, and propagate religious faiths. Among his insights: • For social justice, focus on symmetry and risk sharing. You cannot make profits and transfer the risks to others, as bankers and large corporations do. You cannot get rich without owning your own risk and paying for your own losses. Forcing skin in the game corrects this asymmetry better than thousands of laws and regulations. • Ethical rules aren’t universal. You’re part of a group larger than you, but it’s still smaller than humanity in general. • Minorities, not majorities, run the world. The world is not run by consensus but by stubborn minorities imposing their tastes and ethics on others. • You can be an intellectual yet still be an idiot. “Educated philistines” have been wrong on everything from Stalinism to Iraq to low-carb diets. • Beware of complicated solutions (that someone was paid to find). A simple barbell can build muscle better than expensive new machines. • True religion is commitment, not just faith. How much you believe in something is manifested only by what you’re willing to risk for it. The phrase “skin in the game” is one we have often heard but rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it’s also an astonishingly rich worldview that, as Taleb shows in this book, applies to all aspects of our lives. As Taleb says, “The symmetry of skin in the game is a simple rule that’s necessary for fairness and justice, and the ultimate BS-buster,” and “Never trust anyone who doesn’t have skin in the game. Without it, fools and crooks will benefit, and their mistakes will never come back to haunt them.”

Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series is an investigation of luck, uncertainty, probability, opacity, human error, risk, disorder, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand, in nonoverlapping and standalone books. All four volumes—Antifragile, The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, and the expanded edition of The Bed of Procrustes, updated with more than 50 percent new material—are now together in one ebook bundle. ANTIFRAGILE “Startling . . . richly crammed with insights, stories, fine phrases and intriguing asides.”—The Wall Street Journal Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls “antifragile” is that category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better. What is crucial is that the antifragile loves errors, as it incurs small harm and large benefits from them. Spanning politics, urban planning, war, personal finance, economic systems, and medicine in an interdisciplinary and erudite style, Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. THE BLACK SWAN “[A book] that altered modern thinking.”—The Times (London) A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random and more predictable. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Taleb shows that black swan events underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives, and yet we—especially the experts—are blind to them. FOOLED BY RANDOMNESS “[Fooled by Randomness] is to conventional Wall Street wisdom approximately what Martin Luther’s ninety-five theses were to the Catholic Church.”—Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker Are we capable of distinguishing the fortunate charlatan from the genuine visionary? Must we always try to uncover nonexistent messages in random events? Fooled by Randomness is about luck: more precisely, about how we perceive luck in our personal and professional experiences. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill—the markets—Fooled by Randomness is an irreverent, eye-opening, and endlessly entertaining exploration of one of the least understood forces in our lives. THE BED OF PROCRUSTES “Taleb’s crystalline nuggets of thought stand alone like esoteric poems.”—Financial Times This collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses Taleb’s 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. With a rare combination of pointed wit and potent wisdom, Taleb plows through human illusions, contrasting the classical views of courage, elegance, and erudition against the modern diseases of nerdiness, philistinism, and phoniness.

Destined to become a market classic, Dynamic Hedging is the only practical reference in exotic options hedgingand arbitrage for professional traders and money managers Watch the professionals. From central banks to brokerages to multinationals, institutional investors are flocking to a new generation of exotic and complex options contracts and derivatives. But the promise of ever larger profits also creates the potential for catastrophic trading losses. Now more than ever, the key to trading derivatives lies in implementing preventive risk management techniques that plan for and avoid these appalling downturns. Unlike other books that offer risk management for corporate treasurers, Dynamic Hedging targets the real-world needs of professional traders and money managers. Written by a leading options trader and derivatives risk advisor to global banks and exchanges, this book provides a practical, real-world methodology for monitoring and managing all the risks associated with portfolio management. Nassim Nicholas Taleb is the founder of Empirica Capital LLC, a hedge fund operator, and a fellow at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University. He has held a variety of senior derivative trading positions in New York and London and worked as an independent floor trader in Chicago. Dr. Taleb was inducted in February 2001 in the Derivatives Strategy Hall of Fame. He received an MBA from the Wharton School and a Ph.D. from University Paris-Dauphine.

The landmark five-book series—all together in one ebook bundle The Incerto is an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision making when we don’t understand the world, expressed in the form of a personal essay with autobiographical sections, stories, parables, and philosophical, historical, and scientific discussions, in non-overlapping volumes that can be accessed in any order. The main thread is that while there is inordinate uncertainty about what is going on, there is great certainty as to what one should do about it. This ebook bundle includes: FOOLED BY RANDOMNESS THE BLACK SWAN THE BED OF PROCRUSTES ANTIFRAGILE SKIN IN THE GAME

The Logic and Statistics of Fat Tails is the definitive source on fat-tailed distribution and an essential technical read for students, accountants and those working in finance.

Essai sur la prise de risque, le fait de répondre de ses actes et de ses choix, de tirer des leçons de l''expérience ou sur la dimension éthique du partage des risques dans les situations imprévisibles. Résumé

¿Qué es un cisne negro? Para empezar, es un suceso improbable, sus consecuencias son importantes y todas las explicaciones que se puedan ofrecer a posteriori no tienen en cuenta el azar y sólo buscan encajar lo imprevisible en un modelo perfecto. El éxito de Google y You Tube, y hasta ell 11-S, son “cisnes negros”. Para Nassim Nicholas Taleb, los cisnes negros son parte integrante de nuestro mundo, desde el auge de las religiones hasta los acontecimientos de nuestra vida personal. ¿Por qué no podemos identificar este fenómeno hasta que ya ha sucedido? Según el autor, ello se debe a que los humanos nos empeñamos en investigar las cosas ya sabidas, olvidándonos de lo que desconocemos. Ello nos impide reconocer las oportunidades y nos hace demasiado vulnerables al impulso de simplificar, narrar y categorizar, olvidándonos de recompensar a quienes saben imaginar lo “imposible”. Elegante, sorprendente, y con reflexiones de alcance universal, El cisne negro transformará nuestra manera de mirar el mundo. Taleb es un escritor ameno, ingenioso e irreverente, con un profundo conocimiento de temas tan dispares como la ciencia cognitiva, el mundo de los negocios y la teoría de la probabilidad. De hecho, El cisne negro es auténtico cisne negro en sí mismo.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb explica neste livro tudo aquilo que sabemos acerca do que não sabemos e indica alguns preceitos admiravelmente simples para lidar com o impacto dos acontecimentos altamente improváveis. Edição revista e aumentada com novo posfácio. Nassim Taleb dedica a sua vida ao estudo dos problemas da incerteza, probabilidade e conhecimento. Durante duas décadas foi empresário e trabalhou na indústria financeira. Em 2006, passou a fazer investigação académica e a escrever ensaios filosóficos, tendo publicado em 2007 O Cisne Negro, considerado pelo The Sunday Times uma das doze obras mais influentes do pós-Segunda Guerra Mundial. As obras de Taleb estão publicadas em 33 línguas. «Taleb mudou a minha perceção de como o mundo funciona.» – Daniel Kahneman, Prémio Nobel da Economia."

Neste livro fascinante, Taleb mostra que, ao contrário do que defende a maioria dos economistas, estamos constantemente à mercê do inesperado. A estes acontecimentos imprevisíveis o autor dá o nome de Cisne Negro (animal que se considerava inexistente até ser visto, pela primeira vez, inesperadamente, na Austrália, no século XVII). Um Cisne Negro é um evento com três características altamente improváveis: é imprevisível, ocasiona resultados impactantes e, após sua ocorrência, inventamos um meio de torná-lo menos aleatório e mais explicável. O sucesso surpreendente do Google foi um cisne negro, assim como o 11 de Setembro. Para Nassim Nicholas Taleb, os cisnes negros são a base de quase tudo o que acontece no mundo, da ascensão das religiões à nossa vida pessoal. Por que não reconhecemos o fenômeno antes que ele ocorra? Parte da resposta, segundo o autor, deve-se ao fato de, em geral, os seres humanos se limitarem a aprender conteúdos específicos em vez de adquirir sabedoria em diversas áreas do conhecimento. Concentramo-nos no que já sabemos e evitamos cada vez mais o desconhecido. Somos, portanto, incapazes de enxergar as oportunidades e nos tornamos vulneráveis ao impulso de sempre simplificar, categorizar e não valorizar quem imagina o impossível. Enquanto isso, grandes eventos surpreendem a todos e transformam a sociedade. Nesta obra, Taleb oferece ferramentas que nos permitem lidar com os cisnes negros e tirar proveito deles. Com análises que transitam em áreas aparentemente distintas - teoria das probabilidades, negócios, ciências cognitivas etc. -, A lógica do Cisne Negro mudará sua visão de mundo.

Korean edition of #1 global bestselling book, "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Author poignantly discloses how human nature and the false image of Wall Street caused global financial crisis and explains the 3 characteristics of the Black Swan. Korean translation by Cha Ik Jong. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Warum wir nur denen vertrauen sollten, die etwas zu verlieren haben Zu viele Menschen mit Macht und Einfluss, so Nassim Nicholas Taleb, müssen nicht wirklich den Kopf hinhalten für das, was sie tun und veranlassen. Intellektuelle, Journalisten, Bürokraten, Banker – sie vor allem haben kein »Skin in the Game« und entscheiden daher schlecht. Taleb zeigt, wie »Skin in the Game«, ein fundamentales Konzept des Risikomanagements, auf alle Bereiche des Lebens übertragen werden kann. Und er fordert uns heraus, alles, was wir über Risiko und Verantwortung zu wissen glauben, neu zu denken.

Do autor dos best-sellers A lógica do Cisne Negro e Arriscando a própria pele, Antifrágil revela como prosperar em um mundo de incertezas. Em nova tradução. Em A lógica do Cisne Negro, Taleb demonstrou que acontecimentos altamente improváveis e imprevisíveis dominam a nossa existência. Em Antifrágil, o autor confere um novo conceito à incerteza, tornando-a desejável e até mesmo necessária. Assim como ficamos fisicamente mais fortes quando submetidos à tensão, muitas coisas se beneficiam do estresse, da desordem e da volatilidade. O que Taleb identificou e chama de antifrágil não só tira proveito do caos, como precisa dele para sobreviver e florescer. O antifrágil está além do resiliente e do robusto. Estes resistem a choques e permanecem os mesmos; o antifrágil, por sua vez, se torna cada vez melhor. Além disso, ele é imune a erros de previsão e está protegido de eventos adversos. xtremamente ambicioso e multidisciplinar, Antifrágil é sobre como se comportar — e prosperar — em um mundo cheio de imprevistos. Erudita e espirituosa, a mensagem de Taleb é revolucionária: o que não é antifrágil certamente sucumbirá. "Mudou a minha visão de como o mundo funciona." — Daniel Kahneman, prêmio Nobel de economia e autor de Rápido e devagar "Ambicioso e provocador... Extremamente divertido." — The Economist "A voz mais profética de todos os tempos. Taleb é um filósofo genuinamente importante. Alguém capaz de mudar a maneira como enxergamos a estrutura do mundo somente com a força, originalidade e veracidade de suas ideias." — GQ "Modificou o pensamento moderno." — The Times (Londres)

Um clássico sobre tomada de decisão, probabilidade e incerteza, agora em edição revista e ampliada. Do mesmo autor dos best-sellers Antifrágil e Arriscando a própria pele. Um Cisne Negro é um evento que reúne três características principais: é altamente improvável, produz um enorme impacto e, depois que acontece, inventamos uma explicação que o faça parecer menos aleatório e mais previsível do que de fato é. Para Nassim Nicholas Taleb, esse fenômeno está na base de quase tudo que acontece no mundo — da ascensão das religiões aos acontecimentos em nossas próprias vidas. O incrível êxito do Google, por exemplo, foi um Cisne Negro, assim como o Onze de Setembro. Por anos, Taleb estudou sobre a forma como nos enganamos ao achar que sabemos mais do que na verdade sabemos. Segundo ele, fixamos nosso pensamento em dados irrelevantes, enquanto eventos maiores continuam a nos surpreender e a moldar o mundo. Esta nova edição apresenta um ensaio com ferramentas para navegar e explorar um mundo de Cisnes Negros. Elegante, surpreendente e com reflexões de alcance universal, A lógica do Cisne Negro nos mostra como parar de tentar prever tudo — e tirar proveito da incerteza. "Um estudo fascinante sobre como estamos constantemente à mercê do inesperado." — The Guardian

Die Summe von Talebs Denken – originelle Thesen, eleganter Lesegenuss und scharfe Pointen Wir leben in einer unsicheren Welt, und das System, das sie beherrscht, hat auf dramatische Weise vorgeführt, wie zerbrechlich es ist. Und doch haben wir nichts daraus gelernt und setzen dieser Fragilität keine »Antifragilität« entgegen. Der Bestsellerautor Nassim Nicholas Taleb zeigt uns indes, wie das gehen kann. Er überträgt seine Erkenntnisse aus der Zufallsforschung auf nahezu alle lebenspraktischen Bereiche von der Erziehung über Kultur bis zur Politik. So gelingt ihm eine große, praktisch-philosophische Antwort auf die Herausforderungen unsicherer Zeiten. Denn wir gewinnen nicht, indem wir Zufälle und Ungewissheit um jeden Preis abzuwehren versuchen, sondern indem wir sie zu Stärken ummünzen: Das Antifragile bleibt – alles andere wird verschwinden.

Eine Anleitung zum Nach-, Quer- und Gegendenken »Ich weiß, dass ich nichts wei߫, erkannte bereits Sokrates. Wie wir aber mit dem Unbekannten, mit dem, was wir nicht wissen, faktisch umgehen und idealerweise umgehen sollten, das beschreibt der Risikoforscher und Essayist Nassim Nicholas Taleb in seinem Handbuch. Er enthüllt die Begrenztheiten unserer Datenverliebtheit genauso wie die folgenschweren Irrtümer und Voreingenommenheiten unseres Denkens. So zeigt er, wie uns Denkfehler, falsche Kategorien und blinde Flecken immer wieder in die Irre führen – und wie wir mit Unwissen gewinnbringend umgehen können. Denn: »Für den einen ist ein Irrtum bloß ein Irrtum, für den anderen ist er eine Information.«

Eroul cărții este norocul. Antieroul este – ați ghicit! – ghinionul. Iar Taleb spune aici povestea întâlnirilor noastre cu aceste personaje neînțelese. Într-un fel, Păcălit de hazard este o lucrare tragică. Autorul ne atrage atenția că suntem la cheremul unor întâmplări pe care rațiunea nu le poate anticipa și, cu atât mai puțin, controla. Ele vin și pleacă, lăsând în urmă când abundență, când penurie, când extaz, când catastrofe. Consolarea este că fenomenul acesta e democratic în cel mai înalt grad – stăm cu toții sub zodia lui. Singurul mod în care ne putem descurca într-o lume aflată sub semnul întâmplării e să adoptăm poziția stoică – contemplarea fenomenelor care au puterea de a da totul peste cap și acceptarea cu seninătate a condiției noastre omenești. Deși, pe alocuri, pare o lucrare despre universul cumva plicticos al finanțelor, Păcălit de hazard e, de fapt, o meditație filozofică asupra lumii contemporane, scrisă într-un stil pe cât de amuzant, pe atât de profund. Vă veți întâlni, în paginile cărții, cu figura iconică a baseballului Yogi Berra, cu miliardarul George Soros, cu Popper și Wittgenstein, cu David Hume, Kant și Einstein ori cu legendarul Ulise. Cartea este pentru înțelepciunea convențională de pe Wall Street ce au însemnat cele nouăzeci și cinci de teze ale lui Martin Luther pentru Biserica Catolică. — The New Yorker Nassim Nicholas Taleb (născut în 1960 la Amioun, Liban) este statistician, practician în matematici financiare și epistemolog al probabilităților. În prezent este profesor de inginerie a riscului la Institutul Politehnic al Universității din New York. Înainte, a lucrat la Bursa din New York și la cea de la Londra timp de douăzeci și unu de ani și s‑a specializat în evaluarea riscurilor implicate de evenimentele rare și neprevăzute. În acest mediu a fost supranumit „disidentul de pe Wall Street“, iar experiența acumulată s‑a concretizat în teoria Lebedei Negre, despre evenimentele care au loc în ciuda unei probabilități infime. Scrisă în 2007, cea mai cunoscută dintre cărțile sale, Lebăda Neagră. Impactul foarte puțin probabilului (tradusă la Curtea Veche Publishing), a fost vândută, în ediția originală, în peste trei milioane de exemplare și a fost tradusă în treizeci și una de limbi. Totodată, se consideră că autorul a anticipat în paginile ei criza bancară și economică ce avea să survină în 2008 în Statele Unite. De același autor, la Curtea Veche Publishing au mai apărut: Antifragil, Patul lui Procust. Aforisme practice și filosofice și Când pielea ta e în joc.

Der Zufall ist des Glückes Schmied. Glück oder Zufall sind viel bestimmender in unserem Leben, als wir denken. Wir neigen dazu, unser Glück auf unsere eigenen Fähigkeiten zurückzuführen, den Zufall halten wir für unsere Bestimmung. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, renommierter Statistiker und Erfolgsautor des Bestsellers »Der schwarze Schwan«, entlarvt unsere menschliche Schwäche, dort Zusammenhänge zu suchen, wo keine sind.

En uno de sus libros más provocadores, el famoso pensador Nassim Nicholas Taleb redefine lo que significa comprender el mundo, tener éxito en una profesión, contribuir a una sociedad justa y equitativa, detectar el absurdo e influir en los demás. Citando ejemplos que van desde Hammurabi a Séneca, o del gigante Anteo a Donald Trump, Taleb demuestra cómo la voluntad de aceptar los propios riesgos es un atributo esencial de héroes, santos e individuos prósperos en todos los ámbitos de la sociedad. Un desafío a las antiguas creencias sobre los valores de aquellos que dirigen las intervenciones militares, realizan inversiones financieras y difunden credos religiosos.

Según la mitología, Procusto era un posadero que secuestraba a los viajeros y les torturaba si no cabían a la perfección en una cama especial que tenía preparada. Nadie nunca se ajustaba a sus medidas. Cada aforismo incluido en este libro es un lecho de Procusto que ejemplifica nuestra actitud ante lo desconocido: los humanos, frente a los límites de nuestro conocimiento, resolvemos la tensión categorizando y encajando la vida y el mundo en ideas genéricas, categorías reductivas y términos específicos. Pero solo hemos creado una ilusión reconfortante. Cuando abracemos lo inesperado y aceptemos lo que no sabemos, podremos ver el mundo tal como es. Combinando su agudo ingenio y su potente sabiduría, Taleb hace añicos las ilusiones humanas y confronta los valores clásicos del valor, la elegancia y la erudición frente a las enfermedades modernas de la ñoñería, el filisteísmo y la falsedad. Divertidos e irreverentes, estos aforismos nos desvelan los autoengaños con los que convivimos, pero que nunca antes habíamos reconocido.

Best-seller do New York Times. Do mesmo autor de A lógica do cisne negro, uma obra corajosa, que desafia muitas das nossas crenças sobre risco, recompensa, política, religião e finanças. "Nunca confie em alguém que não arrisca a própria pele", diz Taleb. Por que não devemos escutar pessoas que só falam em vez de agir? Por que empresas entram em falência? Por que existem mais escravos hoje do que nos tempos romanos? Por que impor a democracia em outros países nunca funciona? A resposta: muitas das pessoas que estão no comando do mundo não arriscam a própria pele. Neste livro provocativo, Nassim Nicholas Taleb mostra que colocar a pele em jogo se aplica a todos os aspectos da vida. Tem a ver com ter algo a perder e correr riscos. Em seu estilo belicoso e inimitável, Taleb cria uma estrutura surpreendente para entendermos esta ideia. Assim como A lógica do cisne negro na crise financeira de 2007, Arriscando a própria pele chega, em 2018, no momento exato para nos desafiar e nos fazer repensar tudo aquilo que imaginávamos saber.

«Si por la mañana sabes cómo será tu día con alguna precisión, es que estás un poco muerto: cuanta más precisión, más muerto estás.» Cada aforismo incluido en este libro trata sobre un lecho de Procusto: los humanos, frente a los límites de nuestro conocimiento, lo invisible y lo desconocido, resolvemos la tensión al exprimir la vida y el mundo en ideas genéricas, categorías reductivas y términos específicos. Solo al abrazar lo inesperado y aceptar lo que no sabemos, podemos ver el mundo tal como es.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb și-a consacrat întreaga activitate de cercetare problemelor pe care le ridică nesiguranța, probabilitatea și cunoașterea. Experiența de douăzeci de ani în comerț s-a cristalizat după 1993 în activitatea de eseist și cercetător în teoria probabilității. Cu toate că în prezent trăiește retras, dedicându-se fie studiului intens, fie hoinărelii meditative prin cafenelele lumii, Taleb este un distins profesor de ingineria riscului la Institutul Politehnic al Universității din New York. Studiile sale se concentrează pe „mecanismul decizional în condiții de opacitate”, propunând o cartografiere și un mod de abordare a vieții într-o realitate pe care nu o înțelegem. În Lebăda neagră, cea de a doua carte din trilogia sa Incerto, Taleb face o analiză densă a impactului improbabilității, explicându-ne tot ceea ce știm despre ceea ce nu știm. „Elegantă, uimitoare și aplicabilă universal, Lebăda Neagră o să vă facă să priviți lumea altfel. Taleb este un scriitor cât se poate de antrenant, inteligent, provocator, care spune povești neobișnuite. Adept al unei abordări interdisciplinare, atacă o gamă variată de subiecte, de la științele cognitive până la afaceri și teoria probabilității.” — Goodreads „Una dintre cele mai influente 12 cărți de după cel de-Al Doilea Război Mondial.” — The Sunday Times „Nassim Nicholas Taleb merită să fie numărat împreună cu cei mai de seamă intelectuali ai lumii contemporane. El a reușit să schimbe modul multora de a gândi despre incertitudine, mai ales în zona financiară. Cartea sa, Lebăda neagră, este o analiză originală și curajoasă a felului în care oamenii încearcă să explice neprevăzutul.” — Daniel Kahneman, laureat al Premiului Nobel Cea mai vândută carte de non-ficțiune pe Amazon.com în anul apariției, s-a menținut 40 de săptămâni în topul cărților bestseller publicate de New York Times și doi ani pe lista cu lecturi recomandate de BusinessWeek. Până să descopere Australia, Lumea Veche nu s-ar fi îndoit vreodată că toate lebedele sunt albe. O singură pasăre neagră a zdruncinat convingerea milenară și a demonstrat fragilitatea cunoașterii empirice. De aici, Taleb numește Lebădă Neagră un eveniment foarte puțin probabil, pe care îl recunoaștem prin trei însușiri principale: raritatea, impactul extrem și faptul că, în ciuda neprevăzutului său, ne străduim să îi găsim explicații ulterioare prin care să ne convingem că a fost, de fapt, predictibil. Cartea pe care o țineți în mână pune sub o lupă critică orbirea noastră în fața aleatoriului și ambiția științifică de a măsura incertitudinea. În vreme ce inerția ne îndeamnă să ignorăm impactul unor evenimente semnificative, Taleb demonstrează că un mic număr de Lebede Negre pot explica aproape orice în lumea noastră.

Sommes-nous vraiment capables de distinguer le génie visionnaire de l''imbécile chanceux ? Pourquoi nous obstinons-nous à vouloir trouver des messages sensés dans des événements dus au seul hasard ? Et n''aurions-nous pas une fâcheuse tendance à ordonner le réel selon une routine mentale biaisée, plutôt que de le voir tel qu''il est, avec toute son incertitude ? S''inspirant de disciplines aussi diverses que la littérature, la philosophie, la théorie des probabilités, la science cognitive et la finance, Nassim Nicholas Taleb montre comment notre esprit nous conduit à voir le monde comme beaucoup plus prévisible qu''il ne l''est...

Essay over de onzin van economische en andere voorspellingen en onze gebrekkige perceptie van de werkelijkheid.

Die Weltbestseller des großen Zufallsforschers Ein “Schwarzer Schwan” ist ein Ereignis, auf das drei Dinge zutreffen: Es ist erstens ein Ausreißer – es liegt außerhalb der regulären Erwartungen, nichts in der Vergangenheit weist darauf hin. Es hat zweitens enorme Auswirkungen. Drittens bringt uns die menschliche Natur dazu, im Nachhinein Erklärungen für sein Eintreten zu konstruieren, um es erklärbar und vorhersagbar zu machen. In diesem bahnbrechenden Buch, das mittlerweile weltweit zum Klassiker geworden ist, entwickelt Taleb seine einflussreiche Denkfigur und Maxime für die ungewisse Realität, in der wir leben und handeln. Talebs Weltbestseller – „Der Schwarze Schwan: Die Macht höchst unwahrscheinlicher Ereignisse“ und „Der Schwarze Schwan: Konsequenzen aus der Krise“ – in einem Band und eingeleitet mit einem neuen Essay des Autors »Eines der zwölf einflussreichsten Bücher seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg.« (Sunday Times) »›Der Schwarze Schwan‹ hat meine Sicht auf die Welt verändert.« (Daniel Kahneman, Nobelpreisträger) Der Weltbestseller: übersetzt in 33 Sprachen mit über 3 Millionen verkauften Exemplaren »Taleb zerpflückt mit großer Lust und einem guten Schuss Polemik unseren offenbar unerschütterlichen Glauben an die Vorhersehbarkeit von Ereignissen.« (SWR)

The monograph investigates the misapplication of conventional statistical techniques to fat tailed distributions and looks for remedies, when possible.Switching from thin tailed to fat tailed distributions requires more than "changing the color of the dress". Traditional asymptotics deal mainly with either n=1 or n=?, and the real world is in between, under of the "laws of the medium numbers" --which vary widely across specific distributions. Both the law of large numbers and the generalized central limit mechanisms operate in highly idiosyncratic ways outside the standard Gaussian or Levy-Stable basins of convergence.A few examples:+ The sample mean is rarely in line with the population mean, with effect on "naive empiricism", but can be sometimes be estimated via parametric methods.+ The "empirical distribution" is rarely empirical.+ Parameter uncertainty has compounding effects on statistical metrics.+ Dimension reduction (principal components) fails.+ Inequality estimators (GINI or quantile contributions) are not additive and produce wrong results.+ Many "biases" found in psychology become entirely rational under more sophisticated probability distributions+ Most of the failures of financial economics, econometrics, and behavioral economics can be attributed to using the wrong distributions.This book, the first volume of the Technical Incerto, weaves a narrative around published journal articles.

Korean edition of The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. This enlightening book that will change the way we think about the world. In Korean. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.