Black swan, the: the impact of the highly improbable
Auteur :
Taleb, Nassim Nicholas
Éditeur :
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN :
9780141034591
Date de publication :
28 févr. 2008
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
348 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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 title deals with this questions.