Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Financial_Times_and_Mc_Kinsey_Business_Book_of_the_Year_Award
Global Thinkers 2012
gptkbp:birth_date 1960-09-05
gptkbp:children gptkb:Antoine_Taleb
Yasmina Taleb
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:Behavioral_Economics
Philosophy of Uncertainty
gptkbp:famous_quote “ The fragilista is a person who believes that the world is fragile and that it needs to be protected.”
“ To be completely cured of newspapers, spend a year reading the previous week's newspapers.”
“ It is the appearance of inconsistency, and not the inconsistency itself, that is the most dangerous.”
“ The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.”
“ You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.”
gptkbp:field gptkb:Risk_Management
Finance
Philosophy of Science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nassim Nicholas Taleb
gptkbp:influenced Investment Strategies
Risk Management Practices
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Daniel_Kahneman
gptkb:Karl_Popper
gptkb:Friedrich_Hayek
gptkbp:known_for Concept of Antifragility
Critique of Predictive Models
Exploration of Randomness
gptkbp:nationality Lebanese
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Fooled_by_Randomness
gptkb:The_Black_Swan
gptkb:Skin_in_the_Game
Antifragile
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Statistician
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Author
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse Carmen Taleb
gptkbp:website http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_List
gptkb:The_Prince
gptkb:Inc._Magazine
gptkb:Francis_Bacon
gptkb:Steadman_Graham
gptkb:The_Black_Swan
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