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Friends, women scholarships are available for #RWRI 21 summer school (June 29-July 10, online). We gave an average of 80% scholarships to qualified women so far (and up to 99% for some).
Real World Risk Summer School, RWRI Number 21
Lecture at the Annual Meeting of the Ron Paul Institute, 2025
Friends, I have seven points. Why seven? Because I’ve been reading too much Babylonian history recently.
FROM CONNECTIVITY TO TECHNOFEUDALISM
The first one is about concentration, a distinctive feature of the modern world, often tied to what I called the Black Swan problem. We now see winner-take-all effects everywhere, owing to connectivity. Imagine an island with many species but a high density per square meter. Compare that to a continent, where opening up space leads to fewer species per meter because some will eventually dominate. This mirrors cultural and economic life today.
Continue reading on Medium: nntaleb.medium.com/the-world-in-which-we-live
Dr. Nassim Nicholas Taleb will be holding an open session at the American University of Beirut, hosted by the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering & Architecture.
Taleb provides seven main points to address the conundrum of our current times.
Get your Tickets Here
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],cc:[email protected]
The Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), often referred to as the ‘greatest literary show on Earth,’ is a globally renowned annual event that brings together prominent voices from literature, politics, science, and the arts. Held in Jaipur, India, the festival fosters intellectual engagement through insightful sessions, performances, and meaningful dialogue. The 18th edition is set to take place from January 30 to February 3, 2025, at Hotel Clarks Amer.
Public talk by Nassim Nicholas Taleb at the Jassim Al-Qatami Engineering Lecture Hall on December 9, 2024, exploring fragility, robustness, and antifragility with insights on Lebanon and Palestine.
Join us for a public talk by Dr. Nasim Taleb of the Department of Industrial Engineering & Management at MSFEA. Dr. Taleb, author of a multivolume essay, the Incerto (The Black Swan, Fooled by Randomness, Antifragile, and Skin in the Game), will discuss fragility, robustness, and antifragility with applications to the current contexts of Lebanon and Palestine. Dr. Taleb’s Incerto is among the most discussed work of the 21st century. Location: Jassim Al-Qatami Engineering Lecture Hall (ELH) Date: December 09, 2024 Time: 6:00 PM
