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Malcolm Gladwell's "What The Dog Saw": Great Writing, Suspect Science

The New York Times | STEVEN PINKER | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books


Fortunately for "What the Dog Saw," the essay format is a better showcase for Gladwell's talents, because the constraints of length and editors yield ...

Spotted Reading Publicly

Amy Hertz | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books


Amy Hertz

We all have different ways of discovering books, and spotting them being read in public is just one. At Huffington Post, we are very interested in what people are reading around the country.

Learning To Love Foods You Don't Like

Darya Pino | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Darya Pino

While it's true that taste is subjective, I've never heard a convincing argument that it's better to dislike a food than to like it. It is certainly more fun to like things, and it is often far more convenient.

Signs of Intelligent Life

Gerald Sindell | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living


Gerald Sindell

Do you care if people see you as intelligent? If you do, then you might want to practice a few simple things that can make it more likely that people will grock you as smart.

Outliers and the Hillbilly Sterotype

Don McNay | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media


Don McNay

I would like to see Malcolm Gladwell test his theory about Southerners being more prone to violence than Northerners.

Both Obama and McCain Are 'Gladwellian' Candidates

Lionel Beehner | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


Lionel Beehner

The question for voters: Do you favor a president who flies by the seat of his pants, or one who carefully mulls over every footnote of every policy paper and listens to every opinion in the room?