Malcom Gladwell's ideas fall in the similar radar. I don't think there is one particular influence on Taleb. In his Black Swan book, there are probably thousand

Malcom Gladwell's ideas fall in the similar radar. I don't think there is one particular influence on Taleb. In his Black Swan book, there are probably thousand references to quite diverse set of things ranging from greek philosophy to modern investment theories. (I tried to look up references in Black Swan, couldn't find any)