Malcolm Gladwell
Author of "Revenge of the Tipping Point," in conversation with Dr. Greg Jones
Curb Event Center
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.
Part of the Parnassus Lecture Series
Parnassus Books and Belmont University are pleased to present an evening with Malcolm Gladwell, as he discusses his new book, Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering, in conversation with Belmont president Greg Jones.
This ticketed event will begin at 6:30 PM and will take place in Belmont University’s Curb Center, 2002 Belmont Blvd., Nashville TN.
Doors will open at 5:30.
About the book:
Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light.
Why is Miami...Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this provocative new work, Malcolm Gladwell returns for the first time in twenty-five years to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena.
Through a series of riveting stories, Gladwell traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering. He takes us to the streets of Los Angeles to meet the world's most successful bank robbers, rediscovers a forgotten television show from the 1970s that changed the world, visits the site of a historic experiment on a tiny cul-de-sac in northern California, and offers an alternate history of two of the biggest epidemics of our day: COVID and the opioid crisis. Revenge of the Tipping Point is Gladwell's most personal book yet. With his characteristic mix of storytelling and social science, he offers a guide to making sense of the contagions of modern world. It's time we took tipping points seriously.
About the author:
Malcolm Gladwell is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, David and Goliath, Talking to Strangers, and The Bomber Mafia. He is also the cofounder of Pushkin Industries, an audio-content company that produces Revisionist History, among other podcasts and audiobooks. He was born in England, raised in Canada, and lives outside New York with his family and a cat named Biggie Smalls.
About Greg Jones:
Dr. Greg Jones became president of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee on June 1, 2021, bringing with him a wealth of experience in higher education leadership. Under his guidance, Belmont has embarked on an ambitious vision to be the leading Christ-centered university in the world, radically championing the pursuit of life abundant for all people.
Dr. Jones has overseen significant growth and innovation during his time at Belmont. His leadership is marked by themes of hope, hospitality, traditioned innovation and civil discourse. He continues to be a thought leader in higher education, social innovation and theology, serving on various boards and councils across the country and globally.
Looking to the future, he is committed to expanding Belmont’s impact, fostering innovation and strengthening the University’s role in creating positive change both locally and globally.