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Background[ edit ] The phrase "black swan" derives from a Latin expression; its oldest known occurrence is from the 2nd-century Roman poet Juvenal 's characterization in his Satire VI of something being "rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno" "a rare bird in the lands and very much like a black swan". The importance of the metaphor lies in its analogy to the fragility of any system of thought. A set of conclusions is potentially undone once any of its fundamental postulates is disproved. In this case, the observation of a single black swan would be the undoing of the logic of any system of thought, as well as any reasoning that followed from that underlying logic. Juvenal's phrase was a common expression in 16th century London as a statement of impossibility. However, in , Dutch explorers led by Willem de Vlamingh became the first Europeans to see black swans , in Western Australia. Taleb notes that in the 19th century, John Stuart Mill used the black swan logical fallacy as a new term to identify falsification. His book The Black Swan extended the metaphor to events outside of financial markets. Taleb regards almost all major scientific discoveries, historical events, and artistic accomplishments as "black swans"—undirected and unpredicted. the danger of a single story summary
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Chimamanda Adichie The danger of a single story 3 min cutThe Most Dangerous Game Summary
Adichie explains that if we only hear about a people, place or situation from one point of view, we risk accepting one experience as the whole truth. Telling the stories that only we can tell, singlw our experiences, hopes and fears, helps break down the power of cliches and stereotypes.
Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize.
Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity. This is an updated version of a story that was previously published.
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