Podcast Episodes featuring Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Ep30 - Nassim Nicholas Taleb: "Skin in the Game"

Talks at Google - March 05, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 113 ratings
American essayist, scholar and former trader Nassim Nicholas Taleb, whose work focuses on problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty, discusses his latest book "Skin in the Game". Nassim explores the notion that 'skin in the game' is necessary for fairness, commercial efficiency, and...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Self-Education and Doing the Math (Plus special guest Bryan Caplan)

Conversations with Tyler - May 23, 2018 12:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratings
Though what Taleb was really after was a discussion with Bryan Caplan (which starts at 51:50), the philosopher, mathematician, and author most recently of *Skin in the Game* also generously agreed to a conversation with Tyler. They discuss the ancient Phoenicians and Greco-Roman heritage of Le...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Rationality, Risk, and Skin in the Game

EconTalk - March 05, 2018 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of Skin in the Game, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in the book. This is the third episode of EconTalk with Taleb related to the general topic of skin in the game and how it affects decision-making and policy in an uncertain world. This episod...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Work, Slavery, the Minority Rule, and Skin in the Game

EconTalk - August 14, 2017 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
Nassim Nicholas Taleb talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the manuscript version of his forthcoming book, Skin in the Game. Topics discussed include the role of skin in the game in labor markets, the power of minorities, the Lindy effect, Taleb's blind spots and regrets, and the politics...

Jessie Beth Kahnweiler and Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Modern Day Philosophers with Daniel Lobell - October 02, 2015 23:21 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 464 ratings
Jessie Beth Kahnweiler joins Danny at his house to discuss Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The two talk about everything from rape to bulimia to Mel Brooks, more Mel Brooks, and how Jessie's mom will feel about the episode when she inevitably listens to it. Jessie is a very talented comedian and filmmake...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the Precautionary Principle and Genetically Modified Organisms

EconTalk - January 19, 2015 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4K ratings
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of Antifragile, Black Swan, and Fooled by Randomness, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about a recent co-authored paper on the risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the use of the Precautionary Principle. Taleb contrasts harm with ruin and explains...