Author Archives: John

A conversation between Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Stephen Wolfram at the Wolfram Summer School 2021 | Youtube

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

Taking A Break!

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.

Danish Mask Study, Thanksgiving, Cut The Knot

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