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What's This?

What's This?

The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. The term is based on an ancient saying that presumed black swans did not exist – a saying that became reinterpreted to teach a different lesson after the first European encounter with them.

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Few Real Life Black Swan Events

Few Real Life Black Swan Events

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  • The Spanish Flu-all the focus was on WWl and the politics of it
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  • Collapse of Communism-none of the thousands of experts predicted it
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Theory

Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Theory

The theory was developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb to explain:

  • The disproportionate role of high-profile, hard-to-predict, and rare events that are beyond the realm of normal expectations in history, science, finance, and technology.
  • The non-computability of the probability of t...

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