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Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Lebanese-American mathematical statistician) Lebanese-American mathematical statistician. He has written some popular books.
Fooled by randomness (2001)
The black swan (2007)
Anti-fragile: Things that gain from disorder (2012)
2. White swans
The "black swan" was a common expression in London in the 1500's and referred to something impossible. Until that time, all known swans were white.
3. Black swans
In 1697 Dutch explorers discovered black swans in Western Australia. The meaning of "black swan" changed from something impossible to something that was assumed to be impossible but might, at some point in time, become possible (or happen).
4. Books
In his book, Fooled by randomness (2001), Taleb introduces the "black swan" idea to refer to business (and other world) events and was then developed into the book The black swan (2007).
Today, the term "black swan" is sometimes used in business to refer to a problem one never thought would happen and then, suddenly, it appears, like the black swan.
In his book, Fooled by randomness (2001), Taleb introduces the "black swan" idea to refer to business (and other world) events and was then developed into the book The black swan (2007).