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Black Swan events

  • 05-11-2017 07:40AM
    #1
    Rubecula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,551 ✭✭✭


    saw this and the title meant I immediately thought of our own Swanie.



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  • #2
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,770 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Excellent vid Rubecula in that it associates Black Swan events and theory with science and technology. Black Swan events: (1) unexpected; (2) major impact; (3) and, obvious in hindsight. Also OCPs (Outside Context Problems) that represent extreme Black Swan events.


  • #3
    Rubecula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,551 ✭✭✭Rubecula


    Black Swan wrote: »
    Excellent vid Rubecula in that it associates Black Swan events and theory with science and technology. Black Swan events: (1) unexpected; (2) major impact; (3) and, obvious in hindsight. Also OCPs (Outside Context Problems) that represent extreme Black Swan events.

    Is that how you got the name? No don't answer as it will keep everyone guessing now. and that is what we keep coming back for.


  • #4
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,770 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Rubecula wrote: »
    Is that how you got the name? No don't answer as it will keep everyone guessing now. and that is what we keep coming back for.
    Black Swan has been a Black Swan event in theory and practice since 2006 Rubecula.


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