Nassim Taleb mentioned Explaining Social Behavior by Jon Elster 2 times

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Explaining Social Behavior by Jon Elster
  1. Notes on one of Elster's books. He is the MAIN social science thinker; gets Lindy Effect @avermeule @biillyb pic.twitter.com/KMYP3kNCz8

    — Nassim Taleb

    2016-08-10 on twitter.com
  2. I read this book twice. The first time, I thought that it was excellent, the best compendium of ideas of social science by arguably the best thinker in the field. [...] Then I started reading it again, as the book tends to locate itself by my bedside and sneaks itself in my suitcase when I go on a trip. It is as if the book wanted me to read it. It is what literature does to you when it is at its best. [...]

    — Nassim Taleb

    2007-11-24 on amazon.com