Taleb, Nassim Nicholas.

The black swan the impact of the highly improbable - 2nd ed. - New York Random House 2010 - xxxiii, 444 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

"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.

9780141034591


Uncertainty (Information theory) -Social aspects.

003.54TAL