The black swan the impact of the highly improbable

By:

Taleb, Nassim Nicholas

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Random House 2010Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxxiii, 444 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780141034591

Subject(s):

Uncertainty (Information theory) -Social aspects

DDC classification:

003.54TAL

Summary: Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.

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"Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States ... by Random House in 2007."-T.p. verso.

Examines the role of the unexpected, discussing why improbable events are not anticipated or understood properly, and how humans rationalize the black swan phenomenon to make it appear less random.

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