Leadership · 21 min
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
By Peter L. Bernstein
Explore humanity's intellectual odyssey from superstitious fear of the unknown to the sophisticated quantification of risk, revealing how this transformation underpins modern civilization and empowers personal decision-making.
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Leadership
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21 min
What it is about
risk management, probability theory, decision science
Who it is for
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of risk management, probability theory, decision science and better judgment in how they apply it.
The author
Peter L. Bernstein brings a credible and useful lens to risk management, probability theory, decision science, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.
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