Anaerobics (Pre-Publication Booklet)

Intensity, Strength, Freedom, and Health Pre-publication Introduction By: Mark Baker Published: 2020 Read: 2020 Summary: Anaerobics proposes that most of the problems of human health come from being too domesticated. We are no longer exposed to the challenges that kept

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Statistical Consequences of Fat Tails

Chapter 3 Only. By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb Chapter 3 – Fat Tails and Their Effects, An Introduction Spotting fat tails through negative empiricism: As we gather information, we can rule (other) distributions out. If we see a 20 sigma event,

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The Precautionary Principle

(with Application to the Genetic Modification of Organisms) By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Rupert Read, Raphael Douady, Joseph Norman, Yaneer Bar-Yam In: EXTREME RISK INITIATIVE, NYU SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING WORKING PAPER SERIES Date: 17 October 2014 Key Concepts: Precautionary principle: preventing

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EconTalk — Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2)

On: Work, Slavery, the Minority Rule and Skin in the Game. Episode: N/A Date: August 2017 Background: Author of “Skin in the Game”. Key Subjects: Second episode with Taleb related to the general topic of skin in the game. Rubin

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EconTalk — Nassim Nicholas Taleb (3)

On: Rationality, Risk, and Skin in the Game. Episode: N/A Date: March 2018 Background: Author of “Skin in the Game”. Key Subjects: Third episode with Taleb related to the general topic of skin in the game. Decision-making and policy in

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