• 14 Jul 2011 at 3:21 PM

Nassim Taleb To Unload Infinite Wisdom On G-20

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Though his schedule is extremely packed, Nassim Taleb, who knows everything there is to know about risk while Ben Bernanke knows nothing, has agreed to co-author a paper with the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets department “for the G-20 to develop ways to apply his method for identifying tail risks, or the chances of low probability, high-impact event.” Topics discussed will presumably include but not be limited to destroying the Nobel prize before it can destroy us.

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Comments (21)

  1. 1
    Posted by Backdoor Bess | July 14, 2011 at 7:36 PM

    A broken clock is right twice a day…………..nn~ guy who hates black swans and anything related to them

  2. 2
    Posted by Anonymous | July 14, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    Even I am sick of hearing about black swans…enough already with this guynu00a0nu00a0n-Karl Popper

  3. 3
    Posted by Guest | July 14, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    ass, grass, or gas – no one rides for free

  4. 4
    Posted by NakedShort | July 14, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    It’s my turn to be the Black Swan!n-Nina

  5. 5
    Posted by FinkNottle | July 14, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Thanks for the mental picture of NNT wearing leotards pirouetting to Tchaikovsky.

  6. 6
    Posted by Guest | July 14, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    IMF and tail risks…kinda late?nnDSK

  7. 7
    Posted by Anonymous | July 14, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    I try to unload in a NYC maid, and people get their panties in a bunch. This guy wants to unload on the G20, and he still gets to walk the streets. WTF?nnn-DSK

  8. 8
    Posted by V Tech | July 14, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Wasn’t he once a member of A Tribe Called Quest?

  9. 9
    Posted by ExtraOrdinaryPopularDelusions | July 14, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    That was Black Star.

  10. 10
    Posted by LEH Quant | July 14, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    It was De La Soul, you fucking dolt. He left the group shortly after Stakes is High. nn-LEH Quant

  11. 11
    Posted by Guest | July 14, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    nnI have never seen a guy get so much attention for beingnwrong 95% of the time.u00a0 nnn

  12. 12
    Posted by Seaman Bodine | July 14, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    What does Rob Reiner have to do with this story?

  13. 13
    Posted by Guest | July 14, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Oh rrlyyn- O. Grubelu00a0

  14. 14
    Posted by Guest | July 14, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    Hey!nn-B. Obamau00a0

  15. 15
    Posted by Anonymous | July 14, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    You’re French. u00a0No one likes you.nn- D Cameron

  16. 16
    Posted by One | July 14, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Personally, I find the high impact tail events to be the most satisfying. nn- Barney Frank

  17. 17
    Posted by Wu Tang Financial MD | July 14, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    They would be better off with The Far East Movement explaining the benefits of restructuring the organization to a G-6 format

  18. 18
    Posted by Z. | July 14, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    Wait for a while folks, I have another swan to write about. Neither black or white, but purple. Nor improbable or probable, just mean.

  19. 19
    Posted by Gues | July 15, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    wordnnthis douche has made more money selling books than maning a fund.

  20. 20
    Posted by Luv2cleen | July 15, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    Hey,ngot some bad news from the clinic, might wanna get yourself checked out.nnHugs and blowies,nOphie

  21. 21
    Posted by oem software | May 1, 2012 at 3:50 PM

    TMiOeJ Great blog article.Thanks Again. Will read on…

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