Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Lebanese-American author
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| 2023 | Co-authored a research paper on 'Working with convex responses: Antifragility from finance to oncology' published in the journal Entropy |
| 2023 | Co-authored a research paper on 'Working with convex responses: Antifragility from finance to oncology' published in the journal Entropy |
| 2022 | Publicly supported an aggressive response against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine and denounced 'naive libertarians' who assumed he shared their political views. |
| 2022 | Publicly supported an aggressive response against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine and denounced 'naive libertarians' who assumed he shared their political views. |
| January 26 2020 | Published a note on 'Systemic Risk of Pandemic via Novel Pathogens – Coronavirus' on Academia.edu, providing early insights into pandemic risks |
| January 26 2020 | Co-authored a scientific paper with Yaneer Bar-Yam and Joseph Norman about systemic risk of pandemics, specifically warning about the potential serious impact of SARS-CoV-2 which was not being taken seriously enough by policy makers and medical professionals. |
| January 26 2020 | Published a note on 'Systemic Risk of Pandemic via Novel Pathogens – Coronavirus' on Academia.edu, providing early insights into pandemic risks |
| January 26 2020 | Co-authored a scientific paper with Yaneer Bar-Yam and Joseph Norman about systemic risk of pandemics, specifically warning about the potential serious impact of SARS-CoV-2 which was not being taken seriously enough by policy makers and medical professionals. |
| 2019 | Published an article 'Medicine and Risk Transfer' in the Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting |
| 2019 | Published an article 'Medicine and Risk Transfer' in the Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting |
| August 2019 | Added the fifth book to the Incerto collection, completing the philosophical essay on uncertainty. |
| August 2019 | Added the fifth book to the Incerto collection, completing the philosophical essay on uncertainty. |
| July 2019 | Released Incerto (Deluxe Edition), which includes all five books in the philosophical series. |
| July 2019 | Released Incerto (Deluxe Edition), which includes all five books in the philosophical series. |
| 2018 | Received the Wolfram Innovator Award for his contributions to decision making under complicated and less-idealized probabilistic structures using Mathematica. |
| 2018 | Received the Wolfram Innovator Award for his contributions to decision making under complicated and less-idealized probabilistic structures using Mathematica. |
| February 2018 | Published 'Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life'. |
| February 2018 | Published 'Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life'. |
| 2016 | Delivered the commencement speech at the American University of Beirut, sharing insights with graduating students. |
| 2016 | Delivered the commencement speech at the American University of Beirut, sharing insights with graduating students. |
| November 2016 | Original publication of Incerto, his five-volume philosophical essay on uncertainty, initially including four books. |
| November 2016 | Original publication of Incerto, his five-volume philosophical essay on uncertainty, initially including four books. |
| 2015 | Again named among the most influential 100 thought leaders in the world by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. |
| 2015 | Again named among the most influential 100 thought leaders in the world by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. |
| 2014 | Continued to be recognized as one of the most influential 100 thought leaders in the world by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. |
| 2014 | Continued to be recognized as one of the most influential 100 thought leaders in the world by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. |
| September 2014 | Became Co-Editor in Chief of the academic journal Risk and Decision Analysis. |
| September 2014 | Became Co-Editor in Chief of the academic journal Risk and Decision Analysis. |
| 2013 | First recognized as one of the most influential 100 thought leaders in the world by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. |
| 2013 | Concluded his role as Distinguished Research Scholar at the University of Oxford. |
| 2013 | First recognized as one of the most influential 100 thought leaders in the world by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute. |
| 2013 | Concluded his role as Distinguished Research Scholar at the University of Oxford. |
| November 2012 | Published 'Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder'. |
| November 2012 | Published 'Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder'. |
| 2011 | Taleb and Haug published a research document listing hundreds of research papers showing the Black-Scholes formula was not originally derived by Scholes, challenging the economics establishment's narrative. |
| 2011 | Included in Bloomberg's list of 50 most influential people in global finance, highlighting Taleb's prominence in financial theory and risk analysis. |
| 2011 | Included in Bloomberg's list of 50 most influential people in global finance, highlighting Taleb's prominence in financial theory and risk analysis. |
| 2011 | Taleb and Haug published a research document listing hundreds of research papers showing the Black-Scholes formula was not originally derived by Scholes, challenging the economics establishment's narrative. |
| 2010 | Described his involvement in financial markets as 'totally passive'. |
| 2010 | Described his involvement in financial markets as 'totally passive'. |
| December 2010 | Released 'The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms', a book of aphorisms. |
| December 2010 | Released 'The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms', a book of aphorisms. |
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