Malcolm Gladwell Wants to Make the World Safe for Mediocrity (Live at Mason)

Published: March 15, 2017, 11:40 a.m.

Journalist, author, and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell joins Tyler for a conversation on Joyce Gladwell, Caribbean identity, satire as a weapon, Daniel Ellsberg and Edward Snowden, Harvard\u2019s under-theorized endowment, why early childhood intervention is overrated, long-distance running, and Malcolm\u2019s happy risk-averse career going from one \u201cfur-lined rat hole to the next.\u201d

Read a\xa0full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video.\xa0

Recorded February 27th, 2017

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