Comments on: Killing the White Swan http://mathematicsafterthefall.twelvefruits.com/archives/155 Adam Molnar's personal blog. Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:34:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JohnH http://mathematicsafterthefall.twelvefruits.com/archives/155/comment-page-1#comment-1619 JohnH Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:37:38 +0000 http://mathematicsafterthefall.twelvefruits.com/?p=155#comment-1619 P.S. Taleb has posted a Technical Appendix to The Black Swan at http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/blackswan-technical You may find of particular interest: Exposition of my problem to statisticians: Black Swan and Domains of Statistics, The American Statistician, August 2007, Vol. 61, No. 3 (pdf link http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/TAS.pdf) P.S. Taleb has posted a Technical Appendix to The Black Swan at http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/blackswan-technical
You may find of particular interest: Exposition of my problem to statisticians: Black Swan and Domains of Statistics, The American Statistician, August 2007, Vol. 61, No. 3 (pdf link http://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/TAS.pdf)

]]> By: JohnH http://mathematicsafterthefall.twelvefruits.com/archives/155/comment-page-1#comment-1599 JohnH Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:37:11 +0000 http://mathematicsafterthefall.twelvefruits.com/?p=155#comment-1599 I'm not sure I'd use the word pompous. I see it as style. Taleb also walks the walk-he's been extremely successful as a trader-his ideas translated into practical tools that earned him his 'F*** You' money. Considering what he's up against-the embedded mindset that got us into this mess-I'll support a little swagger, tolerate a touch of arrogance. As I see it, it's his ideas that matter. Once the conversation is officially 'on', certainly, bring on the statisticians to sort out the details. I’m not sure I’d use the word pompous. I see it as style. Taleb also walks the walk-he’s been extremely successful as a trader-his ideas translated into practical tools that earned him his ‘F*** You’ money. Considering what he’s up against-the embedded mindset that got us into this mess-I’ll support a little swagger, tolerate a touch of arrogance. As I see it, it’s his ideas that matter. Once the conversation is officially ‘on’, certainly, bring on the statisticians to sort out the details.

]]> By: Adam http://mathematicsafterthefall.twelvefruits.com/archives/155/comment-page-1#comment-1594 Adam Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:43:01 +0000 http://mathematicsafterthefall.twelvefruits.com/?p=155#comment-1594 According to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swan_emblems_and_popular_culture" rel="nofollow">cited record</a>, they were not known in Europe in the 17th century. Furthermore, the saying was an European proverb. While now they might be, they were not then. I could have used "at that point, they were" to be more precise about my timing. I wasn't trying to be a biologist. I'm not a biologist. According to the cited record, they were not known in Europe in the 17th century. Furthermore, the saying was an European proverb. While now they might be, they were not then. I could have used “at that point, they were” to be more precise about my timing. I wasn’t trying to be a biologist. I’m not a biologist.

]]> By: Anon http://mathematicsafterthefall.twelvefruits.com/archives/155/comment-page-1#comment-1593 Anon Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:27:33 +0000 http://mathematicsafterthefall.twelvefruits.com/?p=155#comment-1593 "They are, in Europe." Not true. There are black swans in Europe. “They are, in Europe.”

Not true. There are black swans in Europe.

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