When people from organizations like the World Bank descended on Third World countries, they always tried to remove obstacles to development, to reduce economic anxiety and uncertainty. Malcolm Gladwell anxietybankcountry Change image and share on social
Age-class running, as you know, is completely unreliable. It's based on this artificial thing, which is that people who are the same age have the same level of physical maturity. Which just isn't true. Malcolm Gladwell ageartificialbase share on social
I try to be unafraid of making a fool of myself. Malcolm Gladwell foolmakeunafray Change image and share on social
I'm a lot more interested in people than I used to be. I used to be most interested in abstract ideas, and people were an afterthought, but that's changed a bit. Malcolm Gladwell abstractafterthoughtbite Change image and share on social
People assume when my hair is long that I am a lot cooler than I actually am. I am not opposed to this misconception, by the way, but it is a misconception. Malcolm Gladwell assumecoolhair Change image and share on social
I am a story-teller, and I look to academic research... for ways of augmenting story-telling. Malcolm Gladwell academicaugmentresearch Change image and share on social
I don't understand, given the constraints physicians have in doing their job and the paperwork demanded of them, why people want to be physicians. I think we've made it very, very difficult for them to perform their job. I think that's a shame. Malcolm Gladwell constraintdemanddifficult share on social
From medieval tapestries, we know that slingers were capable of hitting birds in flight. They were incredibly accurate. Malcolm Gladwell accuratebirdcapable Change image and share on social
Countless religious innovators over the years have played the game of establishing an identity for themselves by accentuating their otherness. Malcolm Gladwell accentuatecountlessestablish Change image and share on social
The most common form of giantism is a condition called acromegaly, and acromegaly is caused by a benign tumor on your pituitary gland that causes an overproduction of human growth hormone. And throughout history, many of the most famous giants have all had acromegaly. Malcolm Gladwell acromegalybenigncall share on social
