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February 12, 2013
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Fragility, Robustness and Antifragility
Everything in life has nonlinear responses, from medical treatments to project management, for both benefits and harm (medical and economic iatrogenics). In this talk, Dr. Nasim Nicholas Taleb introduces the concept of fragility and antifragility, and maps them to nonlinearities in life and decision making. This presentation is adapted from his recent book Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder. This lecture is part of a series of lectures by distinguished statisticians, hosted by the NSF's Division of Mathematical Sciences, to mark 2013, the International Year of Statistics.
Credit: National Science Foundation
Images and other media in the National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery are available for use in print and electronic material by NSF employees, members of the media, university staff, teachers and the general public. All media in the gallery are intended for personal, educational and nonprofit/non-commercial use only.
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