The Biggest Oportunity In History (part 2 of 2).

February 13, 2008 in black swan, climate change, energy

In a previous post I briefly introduced the concept of a “Black Swan”- a rare, unpredictable event beyond the realm of normal experiences that people have a hard time understanding.
OK, background out of the way, here goes my addition to this conversation. I believe that one of the most significant black swans in history is [...]

The Biggest Oportunity In History (part 1 of 2)

February 12, 2008 in black swan, climate change, energy

Here’s my first post on what I think will become one of the major themes of this blog- energy.
I’m a big fan of Nassim Nicholas Taleb and his new book The Black Swan. For the uninitiated, Nassim’s big idea is that history is dominated random and mostly unknowable events he calls “Black Swans”. [...]