Fat tails and antifragility book

Things that gain from disorder is a book by nassim nicholas taleb published on november 27, 2012, by random house in the united states and penguin in the united kingdom. Friends, 1 changed the name of the technical book to. This book builds upon ideas from his previous works including fooled by randomness 2001, the black swan 20072010, and the bed of procrustes 20102016 and is the fourth book in the fivevolume philosophical treatise on uncertainty titled incerto. A youtube presentation here at mit big data luncheon.

Antifragile is a kind of sequel or logical followon to mr. Talebs bestselling 2007 book the black swan and his earlier book fooled by randomness. Fat tails and antifragility friends, 1 changed the name of the technical book to. Based on his continuing exploration of the decision making process under opaque circumstances, nassim taleb, author of the black swan and. Lectures on probability, risk, and decisions in the real world, which should be a completely parallel piece of work, standalone. Nassim taleb is the original, idiosyncratic mind behind fooled by randomness, the black swan, and antifragile, a bestselling series of books on the nature of complexity, randomness, and a world where rare events dominate the landscape. Probability, fat tails, and antifragility elements of risk engineering by nassim nicholas taleb part i. Based on his continuing exploration of the decision making process under opaque circumstances, nassim taleb, author of the black swan and antifragile. The following section will outline both the problem and the methodology. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decisionmaking in a world we dont understand.

Lectures on fat tails, anti fragility, and asymmetric exposures. Fat tails, limitations of the law of large numbers. Interdependent capitalism, introduction and chapters 15. Antifragile, by nassim nicholas taleb the new york times. The fulllength book provides a mathematical framework for decision making and the analysis of consequential hidden risks, those tail events undetected or improperly detected by statistical machinery. Antifragile is a standalone book in nassim nicholas taleb s landmark incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and. Extremes never cross a river if it is on average four feet deep. The fat tails statistical project nassim nicholas taleb. Fat tails and the structural opportunities post covid19. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. Some of the ideas are expanded in talebs fifth book. Fat tails and the law of large numbers in the real world.