From Antifragile : My idea was to be rigorous in the open market. This made me focus on what an intelligent antistudent needed to be:...

“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of ...

If you have a Kindle... Link to:  Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders

“It may be said, with some approximation to the truth, that investment is grounded on the past whereas speculation looks primarily to the ...

Link to article: 35 Brilliant Insights From Nassim Taleb …….. Taleb quotes from the article : The artificial gives us hangovers...

I've posted this quote before, but was reminded of it recently and since it is probably especially relevant today, I thought it was wort...

Found via Calculated Risk . In this edition of Alphaville's exceedingly regular podcast, Cardiff Garcia, Kate MacKenzie and David Ke...

What is it about humans that we fail to see a crisis in advance, yet when we look back, its likelihood or inevitability so often seems bli...

I’ve always thought that singing “Rock-a-bye baby” offers a bizarre lesson to our young, encouraging them to be lulled gently to sleep by ...

Short excerpt from Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger by Peter Bevelin: People can't be persuaded by what they don't understa...