massacceleration (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@dedbusted Noticed that too! Its that kind of face that says "Really? Have you been paying attention to what I am saying? You're just another guppy chewing on the same old dogma. I can't believe this isn't sinking in."

Michalek15171 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This man is a complete genius among the feeble mortals of this so called planet earth. I am honored to see his godly face through the lies of the sith ( wall street fuckers).

genyue (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

BLONDE says Apocalyptic at the endShe bought a dictionary!

mzee101 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@stuartnnnBO Sorry i dindt make it clear you it isnt a bad thing dont have to be mathematical to be a economist some schools of economic thought actually shun mathematical approach to model building(Austrian school).TALEB himself proclaims he is not an economist he calls them pseudo intellectuals. as a result of being not being an economist he has been able to develop independent thinking on the black swan problem .oh and although Fermat was known for his mathematical exploits he was a lawyer

rcsm77 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

11 are part of the 1%

stuartnnn (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@mzee101 Are you saying that is a bad thing? If you are, I would disagree with you. Would you say Fermat was an economist? Or just a mathematician? A lot of what he's saying comes from Fermat.Do you have to be an economist to talk about maths?

steve0281 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Austrian economists predicted this.

dedbusted (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I love Taleb's facial expression at 4:51 when the other guest is talking about being "forward-looking"--she sounds like a phoney representative from some company.

mzee101 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the man is not an economist

sosofresh360 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

@IJASFDIJL absolutely....so true....as well as Nouriel Roubini aka Dr.Doom and Joseph Stiglitz