Tag Archives: Benoît Mandelbrot

“The Long Tail: Why The Future of Business Is Selling Less of More”

Posted on 3rd January 2009 by willo

Right before Christmas break, I finished reading Chris Anderson‘s book The Long Tail: Why The Future of Business Is Selling Less of More.  I’d heard about this book from various sources, such as my Wired Magazine subscription, and through related … Continue reading →

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“The (Mis)Behavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin, and Reward”

Posted on 13th April 2008 by willo

After reading “The Colour of Infinity“, specifically chapter 7, I went back to the library and grabbed “The (Mis)Behavior of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin, and Reward” by Benoît Mandelbrot. I figured that if the “Father of Fractal … Continue reading →

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“The Colours of Infinity: The Beauty and Power of Fractals”

Posted on 6th April 2008 by willo

I somewhat recently read “The Colour of Infinity: The Beauty and Power of Fractals“; I studied Chaos and Fractals a bit back in MSSM, but in the past decade surely there has to have been advancements. The book is broken … Continue reading →

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