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The example of people’s heights if distributed according to the power law is from Albert-László Barabási (2002), Linked, p 67. For the Great Moderation see, for instance, Gary Duncan, “Fight to Sustain Recovery May Be Ultimate Battle”, The Times, 16 February 2009, p 37. For examples of the unexpected, see Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2007), The Black Swan.