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The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Incerto Book 4), by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Saying “the mathematics of uncertainty” is like saying “the chastity of sex”—what is mathematized is no longer uncertain, and vice versa.

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The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Incerto Book 4)

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Incerto Book 4)

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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