We all know what “fragile” means. But what is the opposite of fragile? If you are like me, your instinctive response would be “robust” or perhaps “durable.” But you would be wrong. Something that is ...

In business, as in life, randomness often beats skill—success comes from embracing uncertainty, not controlling it.

Silver Doesn't Have The Same Mojo As Gold Because Central Banks Don't Hoard It, Nassim Nicholas Taleb Says Elon Musk May Be Callous, Insensitive And 'Extremely Cruel' But 'Black Swan' Author Nassim ...

Statistician and black swanning anti-GMO alarmist Nassim Taleb withdrew from the debate with me over GMO crops in which he had earlier agreed to participate. The debate was arranged by the Journal of ...

"Black Swan" (and more recently, "Antifragile") author Nassim Taleb is known for, among other things, his impassioned arguments against his detractors (especially on Twitter and Facebook). Yesterday, ...

People should pay attention to the events in the Middle East from a humanitarian perspective but ignore them as investors, according to author Nassim Taleb. "The connection between the markets and ...

A few weeks ago, I posted an article on Forbes called Sorry Nassim Taleb, Technology Actually Does Matter in which I explained a number of ways that technology has transformed business and society. Mr ...

Nassim Taleb was back in the news in April as one of his old colleagues posted a remarkable return for his hedge fund last quarter. Mark Spitznagel of Universa Investments posted a 4,144% return as ...

Nassim Taleb is one of the greatest investors, traders and thinkers of our time. As the founder and former hedge fund manager at Empirica Capital, Taleb was reported to have made an incredible 60% ...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a former trader and hedge fund manager, a best-selling author, and a groundbreaking theorist on risk and resilience. Taleb drew wide attention after the 2007 publication of ...