Tag: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Climate change doesn’t have to be all bad – Zachary Krabell

Jan 14, 2013

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mwkruse

in Environment, Public Policy

Reuters: Climate change doesn’t have to be all bad – Zachary Krabell … But what if climate change isn’t the disaster we fear but instead one more obstacle that humans can meet, one that may spur innovation and creativity as well as demand ever more resilience? What if it ultimately improves life as we know…
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: The future will not be cool

Dec 4, 2012

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Technology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Salon: Nassim Nicholas Taleb: The future will not be cool Futurists always get it wrong. Despite the promise of technology, our world looks an awful lot like the past. Close your eyes and try to imagine your future surroundings in, say, five, 10 or 25 years. Odds are your imagination will produce new things in…