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*http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2007/04/22/do2201.xml

Latest revision as of 10:31, 28 May 2008

A Black Swan is something so rare that you don't know how many of it you will have to see in order to prove that it doesn't exist.

Humans have a bad habit of confusing improbability with impossibility. Comprehending rare events is not quite our forte.

Example of Black Swan: our easyBus advert on BAA sites?

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