Frankly, it’s just not very much fun anymore. So much vitriol and angst. And while many of the battles do seem to me to be worth fighting, I personally don’t have the stomach to follow along.
Also, the math is lost on me.
Archives back to 2007!
It’s been a good run.
Best,
John
P.S. Will be posting the odd significant find.
Audio only.
Stephen Wolfram plays the role of Salonnière in this new, on-going series of intellectual explorations with special guests. Watch all of the conversations here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxn-kpJHbPx2xsLWXrRuZLFc9RxLhP42s
Taleb only audio.
Lindy as a Distance from an Absorbing Barrier (Chapter from SILENT RISK) (You may need to log in or create an account).
Fooled by Correlation: Common Misinterpretations in Social “Science”
Difference between two binomial random variables (the Danish Mask Study)
Hypothesis Testing in the Presence of False Positives: the Flaws in the Danish Mask Study
Maestro Bogomolny
Foreword for Cut the Knot: Probability Riddles by Alexander B.
Nassim Taleb Interview with Massimo Sideri (2020)
•Nov 15, 2020
Discussion with Yaneer Bar-Yam on the Danish Study on Face Masks
•Premiered Nov 24, 2020