The black swan theory is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalized after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. The theory was developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
The Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom argues that at least one of the following propositions is true: (1) the human species is very likely to go […]
Wie findet man heraus, woraus der Kern der Erde besteht? Tatsächlich ist diese Frage seit Jahrzehnten nicht endgültig beantwortet. Zwar weiß man, dass 90 Prozent […]
Viele Menschen entscheiden sich ganz bewusst für das Nichtwissen, um potenziell schlechten Nachrichten auszuweichen oder um das Verlangen nach Überraschung und Spannung zu steigern. Ein […]
Donald Trump got the last laugh. From the moment he announced his long-shot presidential bid on June 16, 2015, political experts dismissed his chances. But […]
The British pound plunged more than 6 per cent to $1.1841 in two minutes (06.10.2016) hitting a new 31-year low against the US dollar in […]
Zwei riesige Blasen teils geschmolzenen Gesteins unter Afrika sowie unter dem Pazifik sorgen für Unruhe: Jeweils hundertmal größer als der Mount Everest, der höchste Berg […]
Nach über 28.000 Erkrankten und mehr als 11.000 Toten erklärt die WHO die westafrikanische Ebola-Epidemie für beendet. Erstmals wütete das Virus in den Siebzigerjahren in […]
Germany’s biggest lender, Deutsche Bank, accidentally sent $6bn to a client after entering the wrong numbers (June 2014)… According to the report a junior member […]
In just 20 minutes the New York Stock Exchange had witnessed it’s biggest stock plunge in decades. It was 6 May 2010, when the index […]
The landscape of mergers and acquisitions is littered with business flops, some catastrophic, highly visible disasters that were often hugely hyped before their eventual doom. […]
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