Taleb is the author of the Incerto, a five-volume work on the nature of uncertainty published between 2001 and 2018 which includes the notable volumes The Black Swan and Antifragile.

He is one of the 25 most influential graduates of the Wharton School. Taleb received numerous prizes and accolades and honory doctorates, but the only one he is really proud of is the Wolfram Award for …

There was no U.S. book tour, no promotion, no advance copies, just a single lecture in NYC. Yet it mysteriously opened at #2 on the NYT bestsellers list. A mathematical parallel version of the Incerto …

Philosophical essayist, scholar, statistician, former trader, and risk specialist, Nassim Taleb spent his life focusing on problems with probability.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb spent 20 years as a derivatives trader/risk taker before becoming a researcher in practical, mathematical, and philosophical problems in probability. He is currently Distinguished …

Dec 9, 2025 · Emi Gal, founder and CEO of Ezra, sat down with Nassim Taleb to talk about cancer, heart disease, full body MRIs, and more. The conversation covers why Nassim gets full body MRIs, …

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a Lebanese-American essayist, mathematical statistician, former option trader, risk analyst, and aphorist. His work concerns problems o...

Nassim Taleb is a globally renowned scholar, risk analyst, and former options trader, widely regarded as one of the leading thinkers on probability, uncertainty, and complex systems.

NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB is a former derivatives trader and mathematical finance practitioner turned essayist and scholar-scientist specializing in problems of uncertainty. His work focuses on practical, …

Taleb has authored more than fifty scholarly papers as backup to Incerto, ranging from international affairs and risk management to statistical physics. Having been described as “a rare mix of courage …