Nassim Taleb, the author of several well-regarded books on finance and risk and a onetime bitcoin fan, has published a draft paper explaining his recent 180 about the asset. "[I]n spite of the hype, ...

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It's been dubbed the "most predictable crisis" facing the U.S. economy, but an expert has warned it will take a "miracle" to save America from its national debt problem. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the ...

Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be investment professionals. That’s the argument Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the investment expert and math whiz who wrote the influential book The Black Swan, is ...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the best-selling author acclaimed for his book “The Black Swan,” delivered a powerful critique of modern America’s economic malaise during the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Ron ...

Former options trader Nassim Taleb is an essayist specializing in issues of probability, most famously developed in the influential 2007 book, The Black Swan.Nicole Bengiveno / New York Times / Redux ...

Nassim Taleb is a renowned author, mathematician, and former options trader who is known for his work in probability theory and risk management. His writing has become increasingly popular among ...

Nassim Taleb, Universa Investment's scientific advisor and distinguished professor of risk engineering at NYU, warned of an acute virus spreading throughout the planet in his 2007 book "The Black Swan ...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a renowned scholar and former trader, presents a provocative idea. He suggests that a regular monthly salary can be as addictive and harmful as heroin or carbohydrates. This ...

"Black Swan" author Nassim Nicholas Taleb ripped bitcoin as a "gimmick" that's too volatile to be a currency and an unsafe hedge against inflation. "Basically, there's no connection between inflation ...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the author of "The Black Swan" and "Antifragile," has advice for navigating this period of economic instability, geopolitical upset, and technological upheaval: Stick to what ...

I joined Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s very extensive block list about two years ago. It’s not a very exclusive crowd and many more erudite people than me have received the patented “Imbecile” tweet that ...