“Skin in the Game” is a continuation of the Incerto collection and follows Nassim Taleb's innovative search for asymmetry in human decision-making. This book is an applied synopsis of the book which has attempted to provide a fascinating, unique version of the book for readers unfamiliar with Nassim Taleb's writing style by simplifying the technical and blunt sections.
Author(s): Nasim Nicolas Taleb
Series: B07B9GSVJC
Publisher: Random House
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 198
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Book 1: Introduction......Page 6
Prologue, Part 1: Antaeus Whacked......Page 10
Prologue, Part 2: A Brief Tour of Symmetry......Page 16
Prologue, Part 3: The Ribs of the Incerto......Page 33
Appendix: Asymmetries in Life and Things......Page 38
Book 2: A First Look at Agency......Page 41
Chapter 1: Why Each One Should Eat His Own Turtles: Equality in Uncertainty......Page 42
Book 3: That Greatest Asymmetry......Page 53
Chapter 2: The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dominance of the Stubborn Minority......Page 54
Appendix to Book 3: A Few More Counterintuitive Things About the Collective......Page 69
Book 4: Wolves Among Dogs......Page 72
Chapter 3: How to Legally Own Another Person......Page 73
Chapter 4: The Skin of Others in Your Game......Page 83
Book 5: Being Alive Means Taking Certain Risks......Page 88
Chapter 5: Life in the Simulation Machine......Page 89
Chapter 6: The Intellectual Yet Idiot......Page 92
Chapter 7: Inequality and Skin in the Game......Page 96
Chapter 8: An Expert Called Lindy......Page 105
Book 6: Deeper into Agency......Page 114
Chapter 9: Surgeons Should Not Look Like Surgeons......Page 115
Chapter 10: Only the Rich Are Poisoned: The Preferences of Others......Page 124
Chapter 11: Facta Non Verba ⠀䐀攀攀搀猀 䈀攀昀漀爀攀 圀漀爀搀猀)......Page 127
Chapter 12: The Facts Are True, the News Is Fake......Page 132
Chapter 13: The Merchandising of Virtue......Page 136
Chapter 14: Peace, Neither Ink nor Blood......Page 141
Book 7: Religion, Belief, and Skin in the Game......Page 146
Chapter 15: They Don’t Know What They Are Talking About When They Talk About Religion......Page 147
Chapter 16: No Worship Without Skin in the Game......Page 151
Chapter 17: Is the Pope Atheist?......Page 154
Book 8: Risk and Rationality......Page 156
Chapter 18: How to Be Rational About Rationality......Page 157
Chapter 19: The Logic of Risk Taking......Page 164
Epilogue......Page 174
Dedication......Page 176
Acknowledgments......Page 177
Glossary......Page 178
Technical Appendix......Page 181
Notes......Page 190
Bibliography......Page 192
Other Titles......Page 195
About the Author......Page 196
