The Problem With Reading Malcolm Gladwell's Books

.....is that his books are basically a set of hypothesis being validated by evidence chosen by the author. There is no criticism, no referee, no counterpoint and a complete lack of desire to consider that even if as a rule the hypothesis is true exceptions may exist. They do, however, make for very entertaining reading.

I am amazed at how little of our information in the public domain goes through a process of verification and validation. The worst culprits in the case are the Indian media. No matter how baseless the story, if it sells, it's a story. There is little hope of change anytime soon. Money talks.

On the other hand, this represents an ideal that we cannot even dream of. (Source: Amit Varma) .