New York University will host the New Yorker’s Malcolm Gladwell, author Joshua Cooper Ramo, and Jacob Weisberg, editor-in-chief of the Slate group, for a conversation on understanding the world in this “age of networks” on Thurs., May 19.
New York University will host the New Yorker’s Malcolm Gladwell, author Joshua Cooper Ramo, and Jacob Weisberg, editor-in-chief of the Slate group, for a conversation on understanding the world in this “age of networks” on Thurs., May 19, 7-8:30 p.m. at NYU’s School of Law (Lipton Hall, 108 W. 3rd St. [between MacDougal and Sullivan Sts.]).
The event is free and open to the public. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Joshua Cooper Ramo is the author of the forthcoming The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks (Little, Brown & Company), which shows how the choices we must make—even in this next election—will decide if we thrive or not. He has previously authored The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do About It (Little, Brown & Company, 2009) and is co-chief executive officer and vice chairman of Kissinger Associates.
Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer with the New Yorker since 1996. He is the New York Times best-selling author of four books (all published by Little, Brown): The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference; Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking; Outliers: The Story of Success; and What the Dog Saw.
Jacob Weisberg is a political journalist, serving as editor-in-chief of Slate Group; he is also a Newsweek columnist and a commentator on National Public Radio.