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The Black Swan
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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“I then moved on to Dean Simonton’s observations, beautifully covered in Marc’s article. My thinking was driven by books like "The Black Swan," "Fooled by Randomness," DeVany’s analysis of Hollywood Economics and Home-Run Hitting, and a casual observation of how Evolution creates things (massive trial and error).
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“This book is a sequel to Fooled by Randomness and explores the concept of black swan events, which are events that are unpredictable and have a major impact on the world.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Author of "The Black Swan