Nassim Nicholas Taleb. (№ 389241)

The biggest risk is a new epidemic. Media is underestimating this danger, and rarely raise the hype around the scientific publications that the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics is growing, or that there are new strains of viruses. Such neglect makes the epidemic one of the most likely candidates for new "black swans".



Explanation of the quote:

The Internet newspaper "RBC", November 16, 2017.
["Black Swan" theory, considering hardly predictable and rare events that have significant consequences. The author of the theory - Nassim Nicholas Taleb.]