Tim Ferriss Scoffs at Gladwell's 10,000 Hours
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/09/14/Tim_Ferriss_Accelerated_Learning_in_Accelerated_Times Bestselling author Tim Ferriss scoffs at Malcolm Gladwell's theory that most people can master a skill in 10,000 hours, quipping, "For most people, they do things the wrong way." However, Ferriss argues, given enough practice, most people have the... Read more
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- -: Tim Ferriss Scoffs at Gladwell's 10,000 Hours
December 20, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/09/14/Tim_Ferriss_Accelerated_Learning_in_Accelerated_Times Bestselling author Tim Ferriss scoffs at Malcolm Gladwell's theory that most people can master a skill in 10,000 hours, quipping, "For most people, they do things the wrong way." However, Ferriss a...
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- -: Charlie Rose - Malcolm Gladwell
November 17, 2009 (over 14 years ago)Malcolm Gladwell on Charlie Rose, November 13, 2009 www.charlierose.com
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- -: Malcolm Gladwell: Who Needs Google?
February 17, 2011 (about 13 years ago)http://bit.ly/dEJhEj - Malcolm Gladwell pours cold water on the promises of search technology, suggesting that new technologies are solving problems that don't really exist.
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- -: Malcolm Gladwell: What is the Promise of Search Technology?
June 2, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Can we make a better engine? Yes. Is the state of search technology the reason we haven't found a cure for cancer? No.
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- -: Dunbar's Number: Why We Can't Have More Than 150 Friends
March 16, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/02/18/Robin_Dunbar_How_Many_Friends_Does_One_Person_Need Evolutionary anthropologist Robin Dunbar expands on "Dunbar's number," his theory that the maximum number of stable relationships a person can maintain is approximately 150. Time to delete a few hundr...
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- -: Gladwell on Income Inequality: We're Off the Rails
October 9, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/new_yorker_festival_2010 Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell discusses America's dramatically changing notions of wealth and income inequality since the mid-20th century. Gladwell notes that top-earning Americans faced a 91% income tax rate d...
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- -: Malcolm Gladwell: Did NYC 'Backwardness' Help the High Line?
December 21, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/12/08/The_New_York_High_Line_An_Urban_Model_Or_Not New York City's municipal government is known for its inefficiency, but has this "backwardness" actually proven to be fertile ground for the seeds of innovation? Author Malcolm Gladwell points out that if n...
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- -: Hurricane Katrina: Blessing in Disguise for NOLA Schools?
February 12, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/08/Wendy_Kopp_and_Malcolm_Gladwell_Talk_Education_Reform The New Yorker's Malcolm Gladwell and Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp debate about whether or not Hurricane Katrina was ultimately a positive event for New Orleans' public school system. "So y...
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- -: The iPad: Not Really That Magical
April 20, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_arts_entertainment Writers Malcolm Gladwell and Adam Gopnik discuss the various merits and shortcomings of Apple's iPad. Gopnik argues that the iPad actually seems like a precursor to the iPhone. Gladwell likens it to battery-powered watches, ...
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- -: Bill Gates on Expertise: 10,000 Hours and a Lifetime of Fanaticism
May 6, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/series/92y_politics Bill Gates responds to Malcolm Gladwell's theory that it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to master a skill. Apart from acknowledging luck, timing and an open mind, Gates suggests that a successful person survives many cycles...
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