For Nassim Taleb fans like myself, this site has a handful of hour long talks by him. http://fora.tv/2008/02/04/Nassim_Nicholas_Taleb_A_Crazier_Future http://fora.tv/2009/08/18/David_Cameron_in_Conversation_with_Nassim_Taleb
I think it was a Time magazine profile that I read on him a few months ago. He seemed like a pretty realistic guy. I actually am going to pick up his books as a result of the profile. Not something normally would do, but he seemed very logical and thoughtful in the brief article.
I might also add I hate Time magazine, but my Dad gives it to me after he is done, so I at least scan it, but can't stand it overall. I'll read just about anything. It is something I haven't been able to pass on to my kids which frustrates me to no end. I love reading, and can't figure out how to put that joy to the kids.
Thanks for the links. Do you know when the interview was done? Found it a bit surprising the second video was with David Cameron.
I believe the interviews were done in 2008 and 2009. I got quite a chuckle when Tableb talked about unpredictability of rare events; he gave an example of a turkey being fed 364 days by a human. The turkey believed that humans were very kind, taking such good care of the turkey. until ofcourse Thanksgiving day, which proved to be a rare event for the turkey. The following one, done in jan-2009 with daniel Kahneman is a gem, who is a professor of psychology at princeton. http://fora.tv/2009/01/27/Nassim_Taleb_and_Daniel_Kahneman_Reflection_on_a_Crisis