Why People Overestimate the Risk of Black Swan Events April 29, 2016 By Noah Smith, Bloomberg Opinion In his 2007 book “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable,” finance writer Nassim Nicholas Taleb attempted to...
‘100-Year Floods’ Happen More Often Than People Think April 22, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan Eleven months ago, Houston had a deadly flood. This week, the city had another. Events like these are often called...