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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | In this comic, several authors are referenced. {{w|Malcolm Gladwell}} is a Canadian author who wrote such books as "The Tipping Point", "Outliers" and "Blink". {{w|Steven Levitt}} is one of the co-authors of the book, "{{w|Freakonomics}}" and also the Freakonomics blog on NYTimes.com. | |
− | {{w|Robert Krulwich}} is a science | + | {{w|Robert Krulwich}} is a science corespondent for {{w|NPR}} (National Public Radio, for those outside of the US) and a co-host of the show {{w|Radiolab}}. |
− | {{w|A. J. Jacobs}} is a journalist who immerses himself in different ideas and lives them out for periods of time. For example, he | + | {{w|A. J. Jacobs}} is a journalist who immerses himself in different ideas and lives them out for periods of time. For example, he lives a year according to {{w|The Year of Living Biblically|all the rules in the bible literally}}. |
− | In this comic, [[Cueball]] as a college student, meeting with his adviser or professor | + | In this comic, [[Cueball]] as a college student, meeting with his adviser or professor trying to decide what to major in. He decides to major in "The Universe", but when his adviser details the real work required of that major, Cueball scratches his head and tells what he really means. If you have not read Malcolm Gladwell's books, they all are slightly similar and details Gladwell's different "discoveries" about the world based on things that have happened. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball before a professor | + | :[Cueball before a professor] |
:Cueball: How can I pick a major? I'm interested in everything! Can't I major in "the universe"? | :Cueball: How can I pick a major? I'm interested in everything! Can't I major in "the universe"? | ||
:Professor: Okay. First, I'll need papers on every European trade summit that did not result in an agreement. Then, spend a year memorizing every microprocessor instruction set ever used in a production chip. | :Professor: Okay. First, I'll need papers on every European trade summit that did not result in an agreement. Then, spend a year memorizing every microprocessor instruction set ever used in a production chip. | ||
− | :[Cueball scratches head | + | :[Cueball scratches head] |
:Cueball: What I meant was I just want to read Malcolm Gladwell books and drink. | :Cueball: What I meant was I just want to read Malcolm Gladwell books and drink. |