One day in the mid-1980s, a Canadian man took his wife and sons to a Lethbridge Broncos hockey game in Alberta. As the man, a psychologist named Roger Barnsley, watched the game with his sons, his wife Paula scanned the roster listing the players’ names, height, weight, and date of birth. She discovered something. Why…
One day far into the future, Duke Leto Atreides, his wife Lady Jessica, and their fifteen-year-old son Paul arrive on the planet Arrakis, also known as Dune: a land of spice-laden sands, giant sandworms snaking underground, and starry night skies. As the House Atreides, the three of them have arrived to henceforth inhabit the parched,…
This is the second journey on this blog with Canadian psychologist Malcolm Gladwell. Through his podcast Revisionist History, he guides listeners to view society through a different perspective, unearthing hidden historical truths. This is Episode 5 of Season 1, titled “Food Fight,” that continues the exploration of the dark side of American education. Gladwell begins…