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  1. Apr 20

    I promise to use the trademark Revisionist Historyism “that’s bananas!” as much as possible.

    Coming in hot: Revisionist History LIVE for the first time ever! See in action as he investigates our past through an unconventional lens, including a sneak peak of Season 7. You don’t want to miss this! 6/6: NYC 6/8: Philly
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  2. Apr 15

    BIG NEWS! is doing our first ever live shows. June 6th in NYC and June 8th in Philly. Come prepared to analyze film with us. That’s all I’m saying! Tickets going fast at:

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  3. Apr 12

    My latest newsletter…

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  4. Mar 29

    My unhealthy obsession with the US News rankings continues. . .

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  5. Mar 23

    I got to interview the incomparable Patti Smith for Broken Record!

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  6. Mar 22

    Wait. What? Revisionist History is what! Season 7 coming soon!

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    Mar 15

    If half what asserts is true--"Columbia University is making stuff up for ... rankings" -- this is a federal crime. Just ask my former dean colleague who is on his way to prison. This is shocking, .

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  8. Mar 15

    Did Columbia University cheat it’s way to the top of the US News rankings? My latest newsletter!

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  9. Mar 11

    I will never forget those lessons Don’t put greenhouses ahead of flowers. And don’t let the fear of looking foolish in the eyes of perfectionists get in the way of doing what you love. I miss you Daddy. So much.

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  10. Mar 11

    . . . joy. He also understood that point of building a greenhouse is not to build a greenhouse. It is to create a safe and warm place for seedlings to come into the world. Did the flowers care that their first home was an ungainly structure with no right angles? They did not..

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  11. Mar 11

    . . . things—garden sheds and benches—all constructed with the same joyful inexpertise. (Not to mention his piano playing. :-) My father understood that when we raise the bar for accomplishment too high all we do is discourage people from trying things that might bring them . . .

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  12. Mar 11

    . . . of three subcontractors: his pre-adolescent sons). It was not a well built greenhouse. My father was a lousy carpenter. But he took delight in its imperfection. He used to boast there was not a single right angle in the whole structure. He went on to build many other . . .

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  13. Mar 11

    (The following short thread is in memory of my father, Graham Gladwell, who died on this day five years ago.) If you asked my dad to name his proudest accomplishments, near the top of the list would be the greenhouse he built when we first came to Canada (with the assistance …

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  14. Mar 11

    . . . for accomplishment too high we discourage people from doing things that bring them joy. He also understood that the point of building a greenhouse was not to build a greenhouse. It was to create a safe and warm place for seedlings to come into the world. . .

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  15. Mar 11

    My latest newsletter!

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  16. Mar 9

    For example: how does Columbia claim to spend so much on student instruction? (Which benefits them greatly in the US News rankings?) What he is describing here is fraud.

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  17. Mar 9

    This is exactly right

    Replying to @Gladwell
    Goodharts Law comes to mind. “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”
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  18. Mar 9

    This paper is AWESOME. And devastating to Columbia University and the entire fraudulent enterprise of ranking universities.

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  19. Mar 3

    A fun thing I did with the great Oliver Burkeman!

    Most people believe time is either squandered or spent being productive. In this conversation with , corrects the narrative. To make the most of your time, stop chasing pointless productivity and embrace life’s finitude. 🔊:
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  20. Mar 2

    Question: which world class runner was kind enough to take me out for a (slow, for her) 5 miles? Hint. Canadian! Hint #2: fast!

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