RWRI Part 1: We Don’t Know Nothin’

This article is the first of a 5-part series covering the Real World Risk Institute’s 1-week mini-course on Real World Risk, held in NYC. There’s statistics, complex systems theory, and strong opinions ahead. I’ve learned far more than I can adequately represent here, so these will more or less be my raw notes.

If you want to better understand risk and decision making under uncertainty, then buckle up! Or go straight to the source and save yourself a hop :)

The content from this series is also now available in eBook form on Gumroad, Leanpub, and Amazon Kindle.

Table of Contents

Part 1: We Don’t Know Nothin’ (you are here)

Part 2: Complex Systems Need Stressors

Part 3: Representative Agents

Part 4: Let’s Get Extreme

Part 5: Options and Cheesecake

RWRI is an intensive course in NYC, held a couple times a year and run by practitioners (Nassim Taleb, Robert Frey, Raphael Douady, others)— those who have or are currently taking and analyzing risks. There is a strong belief among the group that while scholarship and deep research are important, academia is a dangerous vacuum where…