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082			_a153.75 SIL
100			_aSilver, Nate
245			_aOn the edge: the art of risking everything
260			_aGreat Britain: _bAllen Lane, _c2024.
300			_ax, 559p.: _bill.; pbk.: _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes Glossary, Index and Notes.
520			_aIn the bestselling The Signal and the Noise, Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates "The River," or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life. These professional risk takers—poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and blue-chip art collectors—can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the 21st century. By embedding within these worlds, Silver offers insight into a range of issues that affect us all, from the frontiers of finance to the future of AI. The River has increasing amounts of wealth and power in our society, and understanding their mindset—including the flaws in their thinking—is key to understanding what drives technology and the global economy today. There are certain commonalities in this otherwise diverse group: high tolerance for risk; appreciation of uncertainty; affinity for numbers; skill at de-coupling; self-reliance and a distrust of the conventional wisdom. For the River, complexity is baked in, and the work is how to navigate it, without going beyond the pale. Taking us behind-the-scenes from casinos to venture capital firms to meetings of the effective altruism movement, On the Edge is a deeply-reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of powerbrokers and risk takers. https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/447630/on-the-edge-by-silver-nate/9780241557037
650			_aPsychology
650			_aConscious
650			_aMental Processes
650			_aIntelligence
650			_aPerception
650			_aRisk Taking
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