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  • Nassim Nicholas Taleb coined the term Black Swan as a metaphor of something so unexpected in markets and finance that it was generally considered to be statistically impossible, like the birth of a black swan to snow white parent swans.

    Stephen Herrington: Swarm of the Black Swans Stephen Herrington 2011

  • Nassim Nicholas Taleb coined the term Black Swan as a metaphor of something so unexpected in markets and finance that it was generally considered to be statistically impossible, like the birth of a black swan to snow white parent swans.

    Stephen Herrington: Swarm of the Black Swans Stephen Herrington 2011

  • Nassim Nicholas Taleb coined the term Black Swan as a metaphor of something so unexpected in markets and finance that it was generally considered to be statistically impossible, like the birth of a black swan to snow white parent swans.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Stephen Herrington 2011

  • The term Black Swan comes from a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb entitled:

    BloggingStocks 2009

  • The term Black Swan comes from a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb entitled:

    BloggingStocks 2009

  • The term Black Swan comes from a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb entitled:

    BloggingStocks 2009

  • Well, I'd prefer Aronofsky to get it as The Black Swan was a lot more imaginative and exciting than The Social Network, but Fincher may well get in there.

    Live blog: The Golden Globes – live! | Hadley Freeman 2011

  • To name Black Swan best picture would be to say that a vocal minority should have more of a say than a broad majority.

    Gautam Dutta: I'd Like to Thank the Academy... Gautam Dutta 2011

  • To name Black Swan best picture would be to say that a vocal minority should have more of a say than a broad majority.

    Gautam Dutta: I'd Like to Thank the Academy... Gautam Dutta 2011

  • Recent so-called Black Swan events like global political turmoil, environmental disasters and the recession also contribute to the neglect of sustainability.

    The Planet Savers Tara Loader Wilkinson 2011

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