Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2025-02-25
Books mentioned on Neil & Malcolm Gladwell Explore What Shapes Our Society
Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell and The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Revenge of the Tipping Point
Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell is a social science exploration examining the hidden mechanisms that drive sociological phenomena and societal trends.
Discussed“and of course uh right now uh you've got revenge of the Tipping Point”
Where to get it
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The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell is a famous non-fiction book that explores how little things can make a big difference, examining the social epidemics and psychological moments that cause ideas and behaviors to spread like wildfire.
Discussed“so Malcolm remind us it's been a few years since the original Tipping Point remind us of the thesis of that book”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (8) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Blink
“I'm looking at the list here blink we all remember blink”
Passing Blink
“I'm looking at the list here blink We all remember blink”
Passing What The Dog Saw
“What the Dog Saw I think I missed that one uh”
Passing Outliers
“Goliath outliers”
Passing David and Goliath
“uh Goliath outliers Tipping Point”
Passing The Tipping Point
“Tipping Point those were big ones tipping points”
Passing The Tipping Point
“uh Goliath outliers Tipping Point Those were big ones”
Plugged Starry Messenger
“uh right now it's Star Messenger Cosmic perspectives on civilization and it's signed with my fancy fountain pen with purple ink”