Why data has the power to excite everyone, if we learn to tell the right stories from it with Malcolm Gladwell
06/14/21 • 40 min
In this special episode, Joe DosSantos speaks with best-selling author, Malcolm Gladwell, to explore how, as a society, we need to be smarter about how we use data. Throughout the discussion, Malcolm tells stories of intelligent use of data in different domains – from teaching, sports, policing, travel and healthcare and explains how important storytelling is to making people excited about data. He also touches upon the findings of his latest book, The Bomber Mafia, and debates the different styles of leadership and vision from the book’s protagonists, Haywood Hansell and Curtis LeMay.
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In this special episode, Joe DosSantos speaks with best-selling author, Malcolm Gladwell, to explore how, as a society, we need to be smarter about how we use data. Throughout the discussion, Malcolm tells stories of intelligent use of data in different domains – from teaching, sports, policing, travel and healthcare and explains how important storytelling is to making people excited about data. He also touches upon the findings of his latest book, The Bomber Mafia, and debates the different styles of leadership and vision from the book’s protagonists, Haywood Hansell and Curtis LeMay.
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