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Massim Nicholas Taleb’s new book is insightful and surprisingly entertaining. While it has no predictive value – black … Leggi tutto “Speaking of uncertainty: read The Black Swan”

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Tony Blair is probably the most gifted politician of his generation. He is smart, open minded and a … Leggi tutto “Read Tony Blair’s essay in The Economist”

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George Meyer just wrote an amazing satirical essay in the New Yorker on the addiction to conferences. Check … Leggi tutto “For the love of conferences :)”

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Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of attending the book launch party organized by the Czech Center. The … Leggi tutto “Vaclav Havel’s To the Castle and Back is both absurdly funny and informative”

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