I have a standing rule that anybody who mentions "Igon Value" to me gets a 3x3 matrix eigenvalue problem to solve, because I rather strongly suspect that most people (not you) who bring "igon value" up are trying to claim credit on the basis of little more than knowing how to spell the word. If I ever meet Pinker, bet your life that I'm going to bring up Gladwell to him. :)
But yes: I don't have any faith in Gladwell's reporting. I just think he's a supremely effective writer, and that's interesting to me. He is, like, the Yngwie Malmsteen of his profession, maybe.
But yes: I don't have any faith in Gladwell's reporting. I just think he's a supremely effective writer, and that's interesting to me. He is, like, the Yngwie Malmsteen of his profession, maybe.