Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

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Avs Sai Babu What one book/resource would you suggest to a total noob trying to understanding probability and statistics?
Maarten Smit One can read it standalone, but he refers to many aspects/ideas from his earlier books. Personally read them in chronological order.
Maarten Smit Fat Tony is introduced on page 122 of the Black Swan. His motto is: “finding who the sucker is”. I think the point Taleb is trying to make is that som…moreFat Tony is introduced on page 122 of the Black Swan. His motto is: “finding who the sucker is”. I think the point Taleb is trying to make is that someone relatively uneducated can outsmart many intellectuals in the real world by being street smart instead of theoretically smart. (less)

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