Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2025-12-06
Chris Williamson & Malcolm Gladwell: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #1029
How to Convince the World of Bulls**t & Evil - Malcolm Gladwell - #1029
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Chris Williamson discussed Who Makes the NBA? by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Who Makes the NBA?
Discussed“Seth Stephens-Davidowitz wrote a great book about uh was it Who owns the NBA? Who wins the NBA? Something like that. And uh he did data scientist used AI to help him write this book in 30 days.”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Tipping Point
“I mean we're talking about two books written 25 years apart. My first book The Tipping Point, my last book Revenge of the Tipping Point.”
Plugged Revenge of the Tipping Point
“I mean we're talking about two books written 25 years apart. My first book The Tipping Point, my last book Revenge of the Tipping Point.”
Plugged Revenge of the Tipping Point
“Listen, I I think the latest podcast I did on my podcast Revisionist History, we have a series called The Alabama Murders. It is the best thing I've ever done and I would wholeheartedly recommend that to people. And I have a new book out in paperback, Revenge of the of the Tipping Point.”