About Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American essayist, scholar, and former trader, best known for his work on risk, uncertainty, and the philosophy of randomness. He gained prominence with his bestselling book "The Black Swan," which explores the impact of highly improbable events and the limitations of human knowledge in predicting them. Taleb's intellectual contributions extend to concepts like antifragility and skin in the game, fundamentally challenging conventional thinking in economics and decision-making.