“It's hard to disagree with Taleb's central arguments--that our world is shaped by high-impact, extremely rare events that escape our models that rely on past data to yield future predictive value--but it's not hard to disagree with his writing style. A worthwhile read if you can accept Taleb's self-congratulatory style that attacks the "nerds", "idiots", and "fools" who are economists, statisticians, and financial experts.”
Brian Reitz wrote this review Sunday, November 8 2009.
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