Malcolm Gladwell - Why do some succeed where others fail? What makes high-achievers different?

Malcolm Gladwell, two-time number one national bestselling author of The Tipping Point and Blink, discussed his latest book Outliers and more at a Penn alumni event at the Hudson Union Society.

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• penn alumni
• alumni education
• malcolm gladwell
• hudson union society

[GETITBOY75]

What is so awkwardly disturbing are the the comments that come from the mouths of people who clearly are missing a brain stem. This man just gave an incredible speech and all that some of you are concerned about is what is does with his penis. This author, public speaker and humanitarian has done more for people than most of us. Go back and watch another episode of Family Guy and Sponge Bob. This content is clearly too much for you!

[breakdancer100]

I taught mathematics phillipines for a year. It was in the poorest side of town, where the highest education for most is only up to 5 grade. Kids walk 1.5 hours cross the river walk uphill just to go to school. I noticed these kids are actually are very bright by the way they pick mathematics at a faster rate than the bored unmotivated kids of US. For example, I we get through 1 text book in a whole year in phillipines we got through 3.

[breakdancer100]

@wydracon Well I'm sorry I don't write so well in english. I wish I had the same educated you did.

[wydracon]

@breakdancer100 You sound like the prototypical peace corp "I served the world" P.O.S. You should probably work on your syntax and grammatical structure if you have a desire disparage American children, many of whom could find numerous errors and flaws with your statements, both logically and grammatically. Yeah, you go through those text books in one year alright, because from the looks of it, you didn't really absorb a whole lot.

[unklecyril]

Mr Gladwell says that since Obama is not African American he "was not saddled with so many of the particular and exquisitely meaningful burdens that come with being an African American" which probably would have prevented him from becoming President, but recoils from expounding on this statement...too sensitive. It is also noticeable that his audience appears totally white...

[84Drumcircle]

@youtert

Big Shoes to Fill...

[84Drumcircle]

so true about silicon valley. 

[notengonickcojones]

Im' going to say, in order to make an exception: William Kamkwamba

[notengonickcojones]

Isn't it wierd that G. W. Bush spent so much time as president but became worst and worst each day??? LOL.

[pismo10]

Incentivizing success is a great thing. We need more of it and less subsidizing/incentivizing failure and laziness. This is what has propelled man out of the caves.

[chrispriveco]

Someone tell that woman in the begining to sit her ass down with those heels...

[abpccpba]

Penn alumni event at the Hudson Union Society.

Would you please listen to you recordings before you publish.

That way I will be able to understand the next guest speaker you publish.