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Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Last Checked Aug. 27, 2020

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Thu Apr 16 16:23:17 +0000 2020

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

No masks, no testing. But lockdown. This is what happens when you panic too late. — PolitiTweet.org

Andrew Neil @afneil

U.K. lockdown extended for at least three weeks

Posted April 16, 2020 Hibernated

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

Peer review is often necessary but v. highly insufficient; gives cover to unrigorous crap. There are citation rings. Imagine passing a review on risk by an ignorant psych like @PTetlock who still doesn't know the difference betw probability & expectation or point estimate & EVT. — PolitiTweet.org

Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

@trishankkarthik @stephen_wolfram I use peer review but find it insufficient

Posted April 16, 2020 Hibernated

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@hvairinhos @trishankkarthik @stephen_wolfram It IS peer review. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 16, 2020 Hibernated

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