http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2013/09/09/130909crat_atlarge_gladwell
A CRITIC AT LARGE
MAN AND SUPERMAN
In athletic competitions, what qualifies as a sporting chance?
BY MALCOLM GLADWELL
Do #Genetic Advantages Make #Sports Unfair? In contrast to doping, corrective operations, &c http://nyr.kr/1ftwS9p MT @drbachinsky
What College Rankings Really Tell Us : The New Yorker
THE ORDER OF THINGS
BY MALCOLM GLADWELL
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/14/110214fa_fact_gladwell
This is a very interesting article that illustrates the importance of considering the weighting various of features. It gives some very concrete examples of how one can get very different rankings by picking weights. All of this is in a sense obvious but it is nice to see spelled out with regard to school rankings.
Rather scary discussion of the buildup of tau protein in
ex-footballers. Tau usually marks the second
stage of Alzheimers, while the buildup of beta-amyloid marks the first.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/10/19/091019fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all