Blogger Completely Dismantles Malcolm Gladwell Theory Connecting Korean Culture To Plane Crashes

Malcolm Gladwell is one of the most famous popular science writers in the world. That doesn't mean he gets everything right.The recent Asiana plane crash dredged up a prime example, a blog post at Ask A Korean argues. One of the chapters from "Outliers," his third book, is called "The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes," and connects pilots' national origin to crashes. Once, in an interview, Gladwell claimed that culture of origin is "the single most important variable" in determining if a plane cra...