Nicolas Taleb News Today

Sometimes it’s easier to describe something by what it is not rather than what it is. Learning through subtracting is called via negativa. Nassim Nicolas Taleb explains via negativa in the context of antifragility. What is wrong is usually more robust than what is right. Proof by contradiction. (Illustrated by toy proof) Claim: There is no largest even integer. Proof: Suppose not. Assume that k is the largest even integer. Since k is even, we can write k = 2n, where n is another integer. Pick

From Africa to America, you will soon find cleanrooms from the Bilzen-based company ABN. Rosaline Wijnen and Jo Nelissen started from a small flat in Hasselt in 1996, with 2,000 euros of savings, As a result of sheer hard work, a single air-conditioning system grew into market leadership. But the recent death of a close friend also highlights the need for rest.

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