Christopher Chabris on why it matters that Malcolm Gladwell's work is 'truthy,' at best

Agreed Jenny McCarthy is worse. Don’t agree that it’s different at a basic level.

People making decisions based on false beliefs is like people trying to get intelligent design added to science classes. If Malcolm Gladwell was just some crackpot that no one listened to (like me :wink: ) then that would be one thing but he influences the thinking of tons of people. Those people make decisions based on their influences.

See quote above “celebrate neurological problems rather than treat them (David and Goliath)” Sounds like people being potentially harmed to me.