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[Medium] IQ is largely a pseudoscientific swindle (Argument Closed)
UPDATE ARGUMENT CLOSED (2025):Â The argument is now closed thanks to paper by Brown, Wai, and Chabris that tried to rebut the piece below, but confirmed all of its conclusions....
[X] Bitcoin, Currencies, and Fragility (Bitcoin Black Paper)
Link to Paper â arxiv.org/pdf/2106.14204 The post [X] Bitcoin, Currencies, and Fragility (Bitcoin Black Paper) appeared first on Nassim Taleb.
[YouTube] Discussion with Pierre Zalloua on âAncestorsâ
A discussion with Pierre Zalloua about his book Ancestors on the Genetic & Cultural History of the Levant. It is the first scientific history of the area, which debunks many...
[Medium] Foreword to Pierre Zallouaâs book Ancestors: Identity and DNA in the Levant
Some people believe that the Levant is the end of the East and a portal to the West; others describe it as the end of the West and a portal...
[X] The Implications of Heavy Tailed Distributions
Weâll update this post with the Zoom link as soon as itâs available. The post [X] The Implications of Heavy Tailed Distributions appeared first on Nassim Taleb.
[YouTube] The Base Rate Fallacy in Cardiology with respect to LDL
People with normal Lp(a) have much lower risk factors. We tend to overmedicate them. The normal levels of LDL should be revised upwards for them. The post [YouTube] The Base...
[X] Nassim Nicholas Taleb on ChatGPT: âA Bullshitter That Misses the Central Pointâ
x.com/nntaleb/status/1898727843057606878 The post [X] Nassim Nicholas Taleb on ChatGPT: âA Bullshitter That Misses the Central Pointâ appeared first on Nassim Taleb.
[YouTube] Does the Ketogenic Diet Work for Brain Cancer? Finding Signal in a Small Sample
Does the Ketogenic Diet Work for Brain Cancer? Doctors find it hard to do a trial, so many make you believe that it does not work rather than simply claiming...
[X] Data Hacking and the Large D small N problem
x.com/nntaleb/status/1896556526430806112 The post [X] Data Hacking and the Large D small N problem appeared first on Nassim Taleb.
[X] Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Large Language Models (LLMs) and the Problem of Induction
x.com/nntaleb/status/1895568488389099656 The post [X] Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Large Language Models (LLMs) and the Problem of Induction appeared first on Nassim Taleb.
[X] The Lydian Stone du Jour: P-Hacking Edition
Covering P HACKING and REGRESSION HACKING Minimum words, just results, the opposite of social science long dissertations with no results. x.com/nntaleb/status/1894792684939755918 The post [X] The Lydian Stone du Jour: P-Hacking...
[X] THE LYDIAN STONE DU JOUR
x.com/nntaleb/status/1894412822198575337 THE LYDIAN STONE DU JOURExtracting regression hacking, how much pseudoregression points are expected from m trials.Next, will get p-hacking. The post [X] THE LYDIAN STONE DU JOUR appeared first...
[X] The importance of Talebâs system
https://twitter.com/BrankoMilan/status/1893784881844584521 The post [X] The importance of Talebâs system appeared first on Nassim Taleb.
[X] Maximum Ignorance Probability with Application to Error Rates and Rare Events
Link to post â x.com/nntaleb/status/1892340170109653096 The post [X] Maximum Ignorance Probability with Application to Error Rates and Rare Events appeared first on Nassim Taleb.
[X] Nassim Nicholas Taleb to Co-Teach Thick Tail Statistics at the American University of Beirut
The post [X] Nassim Nicholas Taleb to Co-Teach Thick Tail Statistics at the American University of Beirut appeared first on Nassim Taleb.
Bloomberg: Nassim Taleb Says Nvidia Rout âIs the Beginningâ
Black Swan author Nassim Taleb says the steep plunge in Nvidia exposes the equity marketâs fragility, while warning of more losses ahead. Speaking to Bloombergâs Sonali Basak on the sidelines...
[YouTube] The IQ debate, a conclusion
Just to show, in conclusion to my article âIQ is a pseudoscientific swindleâ, that psychologists arguing with it proved that IQ doesnât explain up to 99.5% of things it is...
[X] Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Multi-Testing: Itâs Impossible Not to Find Statistically Significant Links Between Random Variables
It is IMPOSSIBLE to not find a statistically significant link between any 2 random variables under multi-testing. I generated 9 pairs of totally random variables, picked the highest R^2, and...
Nassim Nicholas Taleb Expands on His Critique of IQ and Statistical Misuse
Link to X â x.com/nntaleb/status/1881368835950776820 The post Nassim Nicholas Taleb Expands on His Critique of IQ and Statistical Misuse appeared first on Nassim Taleb.
[X] Nassim Taleb announces #RWRI 20 (Real World Risk Workshop) 2025 (Scholarships/financial aid available)
Number 20: July 7-18, 2025; 8:30-11:45 Eastern Standard Time, plus optional afternoon discussions. Pricing: $2,995(Scholarships/financial aid available for up to 65% of the class). Contact: Alicia Bentham-Williams, [email protected]ï»ż,cc:ï»ż[email protected]ï»ż realworldrisk.com The...