I confess, I have never been as eager to despise Malcolm Gladwell as many other behavioral scientists were. Yes, he overblew and misinterpreted some results, but he seemed to occupy an important niche in the complex ecology by which difficult, nuanced scientific findings get translated to the wider public, which isn't much interested in the niceties of neologistic theories and null hypothesis testing.
Turns out, I was wrong, but not for the reasons I expected. It appears, now, that Malcolm Gladwell is the product of well-known "public relations" machine that has defended corporatist agendas and far right politics for nearly three decades now. The only difference is, he has been better at keeping his paymasters in the shadows than some of his fellow propagandists. The source is clearly leftist, but the basic facts are clear enough whether you are in sympathy with the writer's politics or not. http://www.alternet.org/story/155770/is_malcolm_gladwell_america%27s_most_successful_propagandist_and_corporate_shill?page=entire Chris --- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18237 or send a blank email to leave-18237-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
