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Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Timothy Gladwell is a British-Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. He has published eight books. He is also the host of the podcast Revisionist History and co-founder of the podcast company Pushkin Industries.
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culture · Canadian journalist and author (born 1963) · writer · screenwriter · sociologist · journalist · podcaster · also Malcolm Gladwell, Malcolm Timothy Gladwell, Gladwell
Born 3 September 1963 · Q318429
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2026· 2 entries
“There is a certain kind of whimsy and emotionality that can only be captured on audio.”
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2024· 6 entries
The Guardian: Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell review – same theory, but a bit dreary
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The Guardian: Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell review – the superspreader returns
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The Guardian: Beyond The Tipping Point: Malcolm Gladwell on Covid, Trump and what he got wrong
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The Guardian: Exclusive extract: Malcolm Gladwell on schoolchildren, super‑spreaders and the new science of epidemics
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It was reported that "In a span of five years, he got engaged, had two children, turned 61, and moved from Manhattan to the small town of Hudson, New York
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Gladwell has had eight books published
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2021· 2 entries
The Guardian: Dreaming of a better future? Ali Smith, Malcolm Gladwell and more on books to inspire change
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The Guardian: Malcolm Gladwell: ‘I deplore people who deny the extent of their privilege’
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2019· 4 entries
The Guardian: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell review – fascinating study of why we misread those we don’t know
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The Guardian: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell review – puzzled by banalities
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The Guardian: Malcolm Gladwell: ‘A book that changed my life? Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’
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The Guardian: Malcolm Gladwell: ‘I’m just trying to get people to take psychology seriously’
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2018· 1 entry
The Guardian: Malcolm Gladwell meets Ben Fountain: 'So much of politics is absurd and dumb'
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2014· 1 entry
At the age of 51, he ran a 4:54 at the Fifth Avenue Mile
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2012· 1 entry
CBS's 60 Minutes attributed the trend of American parents "redshirting" their five-year-olds (postponing entrance into kindergarten to give them an advantage) to a section in Gladwell's Outliers
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2011· 2 entries
Was named a Member of the Order of Canada, the fifth highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada
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Gave three talks to groups of small businessmen as part of a three-city speaking tour put on by Bank of America
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2008· 2 entries
Examines how a person's environment, in conjunction with personal drive and motivation, affects his or her possibility and opportunity for success
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Was making "about 30 speeches a year—most for tens of thousands of dollars, some for free", according to a profile in New York magazine
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2007· 1 entry
Received the American Sociological Association's first Award for Excellence in the Reporting of Social Issues
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2005· 2 entries
Time named Gladwell one of its 100 most influential people
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Gladwell commanded a $45,000 speaking fee
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2000· 1 entry
Came from the sudden drop of crime in New York City
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1996· 1 entry
Wanted to "mine current academic research for insights, theories, direction, or inspiration"
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1987· 1 entry
Gladwell began covering business and science for The Washington Post, where he worked until 1996
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1963· 1 entry
Born 1963-09-03.
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