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Pandemics, Not A Black Swan?

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Author, "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable"

07-Oct-20 08:05

Pandemics, Not A Black Swan?

COVID-19 has changed the fundamentals of our global economy, and introduced us to a new version of normality. But is the coronavirus pandemic the Black Swan of our generation? We speak about this and more, with renowned author and originator of the term black swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

Prof. Nassim Nicholas Taleb will be speaking at the E-Nation Symposium Virtual Conference organised by the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre. E-Nation will take place from 20-23 October 2020, visit enation.mymagic.my to find out more

Image credit: Anton Gvozdikov / Shutterstock

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Lyn Mak


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