Nassim Taleb on Living a Good Life in an Age of Volatility
Odd Lots
Bloomberg
4.4 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Every day we're inundated with headlines that are seemingly unbelievable. Multiple major wars are ongoing. Politics is erratic. Markets are scrambling everyone's brains. So how should we live and feel good? How should we think about the world around us, and the various perceived risks out there. In yet another episode from our live Odd Lots special in New York City last month, we speak with famed author Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the scientific advisor at Universa Investments, who shares his perspective on all things.
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