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[...] this is a monument, not just a book. And the beginning of a new cultural program. [...]
— Nassim Taleb
2018-04-04 on amazon.com
Mediterranean cultures actually have tall shaming. "homo lungus raro sapiens", "tawil habil", "Troppo lungo non fu mai buono", "Uomo lungo, testa corta" etc. See Reich (2018) @Steve_Sailer The closer to old settled societies, the more tall shaming. Reverse in roaming hunters https://t.co/9lANTtXnuU
— Nassim Taleb
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1116093721597050880
This is from Reich(2018): something about splicing I don’t get. Does it mean one only inherits clusters of DNA? Otherwise to exclude an ancestor would be very low probability. Is this 47+71 an average or a stochastic quantity? cc: @trishankkarthik also noticed. pic.twitter.com/286p1x5hAH
— Nassim Taleb
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/989111530280161280
In other words, The SouthMed is an extension of Western Eurasia. The naming of continents is arbitrary "Africa" meant Tunisia in Latin. From the magisteria Reich (2018) pic.twitter.com/3DqvTnPuKm
— Nassim Taleb
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/984006331379191812
From Reich's book: there are advantages to being of short height in an agricultural society, & tall in a hunting one. pic.twitter.com/8ifPnroG0k
— Nassim Taleb
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/982216327283728388
David Reich's book: buy two copies, just in case you lose one.https://t.co/g2QAiOXLSt
— Nassim Taleb
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/981428492050018304
On a long flight to Tbilisi, a new book that opens the new science. pic.twitter.com/BUOcIL2tTA
— Nassim Taleb
https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/979074646774616064