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Books by Nassim Nicholas Taleb mentioned on podcasts

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5 books across 91 episodes on 25 podcasts.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book The Black Swan: Second Edition was discussed across several prominent podcasts, including Huberman Lab, The Joe Rogan Experience, and ChooseFI. On Huberman Lab, host Andrew Huberman frequently mentioned the book, expressing his appreciation for it as a valuable source of knowledge and noting that he owned a copy and occasionally listened to its summary via Blinkist alongside other titles like Matt Walker's Why We Sleep and Tim Ferriss's works. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Jonathan Haidt referenced Taleb and The Black Swan while discussing systemic collapses and the origin of related concepts such as antifragility, noting that Taleb was motivated by events like the collapse of the banking system to coin terms and analyze unpredictable, high-impact occurrences. Additionally, on ChooseFI, a host spoke with JL Collins and discussed Taleb's contributions, praising The Black Swan as a great book within the broader landscape of finance, risk, and probability. In a different context on the Lex Fridman Podcast, a guest also referenced Nassim Taleb's work by discussing the ideas found in Fooled by Randomness, mentioning the text while exploring the profound role that chance, luck, and randomness play in human life and personal courage.

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  1. Antifragile

    33 mentions · How I Write, This Week in Startups, Build with Leila Hormozi

    Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a groundbreaking exploration of systems that not only withstand shocks and disorder but actually thrive and grow stronger when exposed to volatility, stress, and uncertainty.

    Discussed
    “Yeah, I'm thinking like if you have a book like Antifragile by Nassim Taleb or The Black Swan.”
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  2. The Black Swan

    40 mentions · My First Million, How I Write, The Tim Ferriss Show

    The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is an influential examination of how highly improbable, unpredictable events profoundly impact history, finance, and human society.

    Discussed
    “I don't know if you guys ever read Nassim Taleb's book Black Swan, Mhm. but Black Swan theory essentially says that our minds are not capable of fully recognizing and appreciating anomalies in the market”
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  3. Fooled by Randomness

    23 mentions · My First Million, The Ezra Klein Show, Modern Wisdom

    Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a popular exploration of the massive role that chance, luck, and probability play in human success, finance, and everyday life.

    Recommended
    “And then the other book would be Fooled by Randomness uh by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. And it talks about See, I'm a great believer that a lot in life is random.”
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  4. Skin in the Game

    9 mentions · The Rubin Report, The Tim Ferriss Show, EconTalk

    Skin in the Game is a provocative exploration of risk, responsibility, and the hidden symmetries in human systems by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

    Discussed
    “that books kin the game he's explained that very well that when you don't have accountability you have a moral hazard that you just do more and more you enable the criminal to do more and more”
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  5. The Bed of Procrustes

    1 mention · How I Write

    The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a provocative collection of aphorisms that challenges conventional modern wisdom and explores human hubris through a distinct philosophical lens.

    Recommended
    “One of my favorite Nassim Taleb books is his least well known, it's called The Bed of Procrustance. So good. It's a collection of aphorisms.”
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