For reasons that are unknown to me, Taleb is still highly regarded by the ‘right’ despite being more anti-HBD than even the SJW-left. OK, OK, I will say it publicly. I viscerally don't like S. Pinker, but I will take every RISK to help him fight insidious censorship. — NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) August 9, 2017 Viscerally..that’s… Continue reading Nassim Taleb spreading more BS about intelligence research
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The Economic Calm
Lately there have been a lot of ‘weird’ posts on this blog – stuff about IQ, signaling, and intellectualism, and the like. If you go to the archives, back in 2011-2013, not once did I mention IQ (maybe one time in 2013 I think) and no mentions of SJW, Social Darwinism, or HBD either. It… Continue reading The Economic Calm
Defending ‘Theory’ and Rationalism
Some background to understand how the "rationalists" a la Dawkins have a nonscientific view of humans. pic.twitter.com/B4qACpgqgs — NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) February 4, 2016 Lib Nicholas Nassim Taleb takes another shot at Dawkins. As for the passage itself, there’s room for both theory and empiricism, as I explain in an earlier article Falsifiability, String Theory, and… Continue reading Defending ‘Theory’ and Rationalism
Four Years Later, Taleb Still Holding Grudge Against Pinker
Grumpy, anti-HBD liberal Nicholas Nassim Taleb is still holding a grudge against Steven Pinker and Richard Dawkins – four years later! – after getting his butt handed to him in the ‘IQ wars’. Anyone who thinks @Dawkins or @sapinker are enlightening should NEVER read my books. Save your money. https://t.co/Am6HQb1JVG — NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) January 3,… Continue reading Four Years Later, Taleb Still Holding Grudge Against Pinker
Taleb Loses Debate, Blames His Opponent
Nassim Taleb Debated Larry Summers Last Week, And He Is NOT Happy With How Summers Behaved derr risks..derr risks..derr didn’t know derr risk..derrr..derrr ROFL cry me a river. Did the liberal Nicolas Nassim Taleb lose his temper once again, in addition to his debate with the redoubtable Larry Summers? Is that why he’s always mad,… Continue reading Taleb Loses Debate, Blames His Opponent
Nicholas Nassim Taleb Wrong Again, Loses Temper
http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/2014/01/of-brains-and-balls-nassim-talebs-macro.html What does Nicholas Nassim Taleb and Paul Krugman have in common? A tendency to make a lot of wrong predictions and not own up to them. Second, a tendency to sanctimoniously blame certain people like the 1%, bankers, high frequency traders, congress, Wall St., the fed, and economists for societies problems. But mostly bad… Continue reading Nicholas Nassim Taleb Wrong Again, Loses Temper