Taleb (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a scholar and author best known for his work on uncertainty and risk. He focuses on how rare, unpredictable events—called "Black Swans"—can have disproportionate impacts on our lives and systems. Taleb emphasizes the importance of robustness, asymmetry in gains and losses, and the limitations of traditional forecasting. His ideas encourage preparing for unexpected crises rather than relying solely on predictions. Overall, Taleb advocates understanding the nature of randomness and uncertainty to make better decisions and build resilient systems.