When Black Swans multiply

Risk avoidance currently seems to be the patent remedy for all our problems. Central banks are attempting to defend our banking and economic systems from current threats by throwing vast amounts of money in their way, while politicians demonstrate benevolence in attempts to counter todays social ills - to >sweep them under the carpet< as="" one="" might="" say.="" a="" general="" desire="" to="">keep going as normal< certainly="" appears="" prevalent.="" without="" risk,="" however,="" there="" can="" be="" no="" progress,="" no="" learning,="" no="" insight.="" markus="" krall,="" bestselling="" author="" and="" one="" of="" the="" most="" insightful="" connoisseurs="" of="" the="" risk="" landscape,="" shows="" how="" currently="" unfolding="" distortions="" in="" business="" and="" politics,="" rapid="" technological="" development="" and="" geostrategic="" mistakes="" could="" lead="" us="" to="" catastrophe.="" he="" also="" shows="" where="" and="" how="" we="" can="" intervene="" to="" put="" our="" society="" on="" a="" new="" and="" better="">