The black swan
the impact of the highly improbable
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, David Chandler, and Nassim N. Taleb
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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.
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Ereignis, nyt:paperback_nonfiction=2010-05-09, Prévision, New York Times bestseller, Business, Social aspects, Philosophy, Informationstheorie, Teoria da informação (aspectos sociais), Prognose, Incertitude (Théorie de l'information), Aspect social, Wahrscheinlichkeit, Forecasting, Probability, Uncertainty (Information theory), Social aspects of Uncertainty (Information theory), Ungewissheit, Sozialpsychologie, Nonfiction, New York Times reviewed, Informationsteori, Uncertainty (information theory)--social aspects, Incertitude (théorie de l'information)--aspect social, Q375 .t35 2010, 003/.54Showing 4 featured editions. View all 27 editions?
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The Black Swan: the impact of the highly improbable
2010, Penguin Books
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
June 10, 2008, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable
2007, Random House
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-358) and index.
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From the critically acclaimed author of Fooled by Randomness, a book about the impact of improbable events on every aspect of life.
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