Sputnik. The scientist refused to give a lecture despite the large sum offered.
American scientist of Lebanese descent Nassim Taleb has refused to give a lecture in Azerbaijan, explaining his decision by the illegal detention of businessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan.
The essayist and economist Taleb announced his decision on the X social network.
«I was asked to go to Azerbaijan to give a lecture. I refused; they promised to pay a much larger sum without understanding my ethics. My foot will not be there as long as Ruben Vardanyan is in their prison,» Taleb wrote.
It should be noted that Nassim Taleb holds a PhD in the field of management sciences. He studies the impact of random and unpredictable events on the global economy and stock trading, as well as the mechanisms of trading with derivative financial instruments. He is the author of economic works such as «The Black Swan» (2007) and the bestsellers «Fooled by Randomness».
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