Comments on: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, “The Future Has Always Been Crazier Than We Thought” http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:58:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Craig Overend http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-5610 Craig Overend Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:08:13 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-5610 It would be nice if these blog entries link back to the recordings. It would be nice if these blog entries link back to the recordings.

]]> By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, “The Future Has Always Been Crazier Than We Thought”, Longnow Foundation, 2008/02/04 « Media Download Queue –> Coevolving Innovations http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-5012 Nassim Nicholas Taleb, “The Future Has Always Been Crazier Than We Thought”, Longnow Foundation, 2008/02/04 « Media Download Queue –> Coevolving Innovations Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:22:49 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-5012 [...] The Long Now Blog » Blog Archive » Nassim Nicholas Taleb, “The Future Has Always Been Crazier Th... [...] […] The Long Now Blog » Blog Archive » Nassim Nicholas Taleb, “The Future Has Always Been Crazier Th… […]

]]> By: Brendan Moynihan http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-3866 Brendan Moynihan Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:42:07 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-3866 “What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars” is actually reference in "The Black Swan", on page 105. The book is available at www.LOSINGAMILLION.com “What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars” is actually reference in “The Black Swan”, on page 105. The book is available at www.LOSINGAMILLION.com

]]> By: Lifeblog http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-3785 Lifeblog Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:46:48 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-3785 <strong>The turkey and the butcher...</strong> Just wanted to get this little ditty out: I was listening to a very interesting Long Now seminar by Nassim Taleb, about his insight into randomness, predictability, and the like. If you don't know who he is, Taleb wrote a... The turkey and the butcher…

Just wanted to get this little ditty out: I was listening to a very interesting Long Now seminar by Nassim Taleb, about his insight into randomness, predictability, and the like. If you don’t know who he is, Taleb wrote a…

]]> By: Ahmed Fasih http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-3567 Ahmed Fasih Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:33:31 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-3567 Actually, Jim Paul and Brendan Moynihan wrote a book called "What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars" in 1994. An Amazon search for the title returns The Black Swan at #3. Actually, Jim Paul and Brendan Moynihan wrote a book called “What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars” in 1994. An Amazon search for the title returns The Black Swan at #3.

]]> By: Tom http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-3553 Tom Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:36:08 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-3553 Brilliant! Great talk that was extremely insightful and very entertaining. It's given me loads to think about. Brilliant! Great talk that was extremely insightful and very entertaining. It’s given me loads to think about.

]]> By: Jim http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-3445 Jim Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:17:58 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/02/07/nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-future-has-always-been-crazier-than-we-thought/#comment-3445 Fun fact: Arthur C. Clarke actually wrote an essay entitled "How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time", about neglecting to patent the concept of the geosynchronous telecommunications satellite. Fun fact: Arthur C. Clarke actually wrote an essay entitled “How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time”, about neglecting to patent the concept of the geosynchronous telecommunications satellite.

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