The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly ImprobableFrom the critically acclaimed author of Fooled by Randomness, a book about the impact of improbable events on every aspect of life What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con artists? What can Catherine the Great's lovers tell us about probability? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper? This book is all about Black Swans: the random

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