On the shelf
The Black Swan
The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
1 episode · 1 guest · last mentioned 6 Aug 2026
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Michael Saylor in the episode with Michael Saylor
About the book
A philosophical and mathematical treatise on randomness, uncertainty, and the disproportionate impact of rare, unpredictable events. The author critiques standard risk models and explores how we retrospectively rationalize these 'Black Swans' while remaining blind to their future possibility.
