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BOOKS FOR YOUR BEACH BAG Well Read

This week's review TITLE: Fooled by Randomness AUTHOR: Nassim Nicholas Taleb NUMBER OF PAGES: 291 READING TIME: 5 hours 12 minutes PRICE: $26.95 WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Before his international bestseller The Black Swan gave us all another perspective on science and truth, Nassim Taleb published this analysis on the incidence of chance and its impact on life. Taleb was a very successful trader of financial investments, who made a lot of money for himself and his clients through his mastery of, amongst other things, probability and behavioural economics. He became a Professor in the Sciences of Uncertainty, dedicating his life to the study and practical application of luck, skill, random events and probability. WHO IT'S FOR: Human beings tend to view the world as more explainable than it really is, so we look for patterns and explanations even when there are none. We attribute our successes to skill, but our failures to random chance and events out of our control. Taleb provides reasons to re-think these definitions. WHY YOU SHOULD READ IT: The book can be complex and Taleb can sometimes appear arrogant, but his counter intuitive arguments and humorous anecdotes make for interesting reading. Taleb analyses “chance” in finance, investing, careers, world events and evolution. Mathematical concepts like survivorship bias, skewed distributions, probability, Monte Carlo simulations, mean, median and average all seem to make sense the way he explains them. He warns about the destructive noise of “undistilled information” like news, commentary and reactionary opinions, which mask the true signals of thoughtful analysis. NOTABLE QUOTES: “It does not matter how frequently something succeeds if failure is too costly to bear. / A mistake is not something to be determined after the fact, but in light of the information available up until that point.”

3. STONE & WOOD BREWERY

Independent brewery Stone & Wood has reopened to host up to 50 ppl in their Tasting Room. Visitors can enjoy a tasting paddle and meal from the canteen once again, or grab beers for takeaway. Open every day. stoneandwood.com.au

4. B-LINE AUTO

Your local auto parts store. Lots of parts and friendly service. Mon-Fri 7:30am-5pm. b-lineauto.com.au 02 6686 0588.

5. C&C KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

Custom quality at aff ordable prices. Showroom open Mon-Thu 9 to 5 (4pm Fridays). 02 6608 0522 cckitchens.com.au

10. RUGGED LUXURY

Handcraft ed Australian made leather luggage & accessories. Leather and Craft Supplies. 0401 203 603 ruggedluxury.com

11. BYRON FARMERS MARKET

Byron Farmers Market has the freshest range of locally grown produce direct from our farmers every Thursday 7-11am at the Cavanbah Centre, along with great coff ee, live music and free parking.

12. YOUR BUSINESS HERE

To feauture on the Arts and Industrial Estate map for as litt le as $10 / week Contact hello@byronbazaar.com