Tag Archives: Nobel committee

QUESTION TO THE READERS: Could anyone guess what Nassim Nicholas Taleb would think of the prediction markets?

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Fortune: The idea that catastrophe can strike without warning does not seem particularly hard to understand. Why doesn’t Wall Street ever seem to allow for that possibility? And why doesn’t it learn from past catastrophes? Let me blame business schools … Continue reading →

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What in the hell’s global warming have to do with world peace?

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Asks Rush Limbaugh. Maybe our good friend Caveat Bettor could answer this question. Rush Limbaugh thinks they should give the Nobel Peace price… to him (no kidding): I don’t even know why Gore’s qualified for this. … I have done … Continue reading →

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Robin Hanson as Prospective Economics Nobel Laureate

Posted on April 22, 2007 by Michael Strong

Contra Robin’s recent claim that he has failed both the market and the academic test, I’ll take credit for creating some ideas the world has found useful, but I have completely failed both the market test and the academic test. … Continue reading →

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