UNLV welcomes acclaimed author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell for the latest installment of the Barrick Lecture Series. The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall on UNLV's main campus.
Gladwell, widely regarded among the world’s top thinkers, will discuss his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point - Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering.
The lecture is free and open to the public but tickets are required. Tickets are limited to two per person and must be obtained in person from the Performing Arts Center box office. Tickets will be available for UNLV students, faculty, and staff beginning at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 4 (a UNLV ID is required). Tickets for the general public will be available starting at noon on Saturday, Sept. 7.
The PAC box office is located off of Cottage Grove Avenue at S. Maryland Parkway, on UNLV's main campus. Contact the PAC box office at (702) 895-2787 or visit the PAC website.
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The Barrick Lecture Series presents nationally and internationally renowned speakers through a generous grant from philanthropist Marjorie Barrick.
Malcolm Gladwell is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers and has been named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People and one of Foreign Policy’s Top Global Thinkers. An extraordinary speaker, Gladwell has an unparalleled ability to be both entertaining and challenging, meeting the needs and exceeding the expectations of each unique audience with his signature eloquent, warm, and humorous delivery.
Renowned for his unique perspective on the forces driving human behavior, Gladwell employs masterful storytelling to break down the complex and often misunderstood concepts shaping society.
In his #1 debut The Tipping Point - which remained on the bestseller list for more than 400 weeks – Gladwell changed the way we looked at the world through his examination of how ideas spread. Now, he revisits the phenomenon of social epidemics with Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering. The highly anticipated sequel explores how the viral spread of influences has been turbocharged in an age of political upheaval and disruptive technologies. It also offers insight into the potential of tipping points to drive positive change as well
Gladwell is also the host of Revisionist History, an award-winning podcast that takes a second glance at overlooked or misunderstood events, people, and ideas and asks whether we got it right the first time. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996 and previously served as a science and medicine writer for The Washington Post. He has won a National Magazine Award and been honored by the American Psychological Society and the American Sociological Society.
