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There are domains in which expertise is not possible. Stock picking is a good example. And in long-term political strategic forecasting, it's been shown that experts are just not better than a dice-throwing monkey.

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Daniel Kahneman
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: March 5
Economist
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Tel Aviv
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