I am an Asian in Southeast Asia who went to a high school in US. And I believe that we are good at Math because we are in a ultra competitive culture. And Math is the subject that will make or break your academic future. If you are great (not just good) at Math, you will have a high chance to score high in the entrance exam for medical school or engineering school. Those are clear money maker and high job security in Asia. Parents will push their children to be great at Math. Also, in Asia, P

Thanks for the breakdown! I'm a first time watcher and I must say it is undeniable that you put great effort into your videos.

Gracias SR Suárez por haber subido esta EXCELENTE entrevista!! Continúe haciéndolo con otras personas tan talentosas como el Sr. Gladwell. !!

Very nice video It inspired me to look more into this topic, read the book and create an animated summary.

Super interesting. Thanks.

Ya Mon! Malcolm Gladwell is Wicked Cool!

muy interesante!!!

Also I love his hair.

Gladwell is correct about his belief in Asian performance in math vs. Western performance. In my calculus 2 class all the Asian students ace the test while most westerners fail. haha! I didn't believe this until I lived it and experienced it.

Just 9,999 hours to go! Seems that the old system of apprentice to master may have been on to something.

@613tv8

4 жыл бұрын

Just around 9,300 for me lol

right on!

I really want to lay eggs in that hair

@S1L3nCe

6 жыл бұрын

You made my day man hahaha 🤣

@Samantha_Says_

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Tui_tupou

4 жыл бұрын

Oh snap!! Lmao 😂😂😂

@epitaphuser190

4 жыл бұрын

Dude! HAHAHAHAHA!!!

@Today_with_Tonya

3 жыл бұрын

LOL Laughing at this still.

Love the rice theory, spot on.

Gladwell defendeu muito bem a sua teoria apresentada nos livros. Particularmente concordo com ele. Não é só o talento ou o "dom" mas sim o qie você faz com eles. E caso não tenha habilidade natural, por que não desenvolvê-las?

I like the way this guy factors in the value of luck. You could say, that any skill you possess is down to luck, so skill is just luck in disguise. The skills you gain is determined by implications before birth, country, time, parents, social influence (friends). Skill, Pff. Is there any such thing?

2009? Looks like 1999.

@balwc147

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah my thoughts lol

The method of repeating things until it becomes second nature reminds me of the practice methods of martial arts. Maybe there's something in their culture that makes them more willing to learn something thoroughly instead of passing it off as redundant as soon as they'd been successful once.

Most other subjects aren't intensive in a lot of thought. You can get by simply by remembering what's said. Math, they may give you general equation but other factors follow in, where to apply it, how to manipulate it, and not to mention the general strategy of problem solving, "How do I start to solve this?" Which is something common American education fails to tackle, and Asia's does. It's generalized formula + examples vs. sitting for 45minutes collaborating with others for a solution.

If I may: Genetic makeup is a structure resulting from selective pressure upon competing mutations. Culture is one such selective pressure, and can effect genetic makeup. (Sexual selection, is an easy example. It is strongly tied to cultural values among humans, and determines, in large part, which mutations get passed on.)

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I love his rice/wheat theory. What about a governmental/aristocratically oppressive system based on the unwillingness to carry one's own water? (of course this generalizes all of the other implicit vagaries)

The man is a genius! He is black also. We have black president too. We have overcome!!!!!

Really hard to pay attention to... Why do professors require KZread videos and Wiki Links for sources?

It doesn't have to be a private school to make this work. Public schools have and do.

The thing about Asians and maths is somehow related to patterns and string formation. Maybe based on their language or how they learn language. The reason I say is because I have complex sense of humour. I tell jokes that are ‘masked’ within regular conversation. I don’t use comic delivery or laughter.. Asian people always detect the joke. Even if I’m not talking to them. And even if I don’t even know them, they will laugh, and tag on an extra part to the joke. Notice how they are good in music (stereotypically) too. Good examples of how they use logic are in the Walking Dead when Glenn used the ‘walker’ bones as a weapon.

my spanish isn't great... but the subtitles are a little off, aren't they?

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

I wish the interviewer would have driven the interview more because the facts really interested me, but Malcolm kept diverging from the topic and discussing celebrities vaguely. Does anyone know where I could find a book by him or if he even has any?

@jmayor88

5 жыл бұрын

The interviewer, or Malcolm Gladwell? At the beginning of the video he mentions his two previous books, and this video is about his third book...

@Ghrainne

5 жыл бұрын

you cannot be serious with a question like that

Outliers: The Story of People with Crazy Fucking Hair and the Not-So-Crazy Things They Say

My question is then: Why are they more logical and rational in their thought? There's a genetical aspect to IQ, but also an environmental one. IQ can be improved through training.

dat fro' doe'

A tiny thought: Fame = success; being good at something = success! BUT being good at something does NOT equal fame by default! Please be cautious of this when thinking about success. Socialites are famous, but have no abilities! A company managing director is good at what he does, but hardy ever seen on posters of magazines. Fame based success = luck, right time at the right place! Become good at something = hard work and putting in the hours! Busy drones are my favorite ppl ^_^

What is the name if this show

@a7220416

9 жыл бұрын

Charlie Rose

@pismo10 the rice theory is bull. some people just don't get math concepts.

I maybe completely off and please correct me if I am, but I can only assume you mean that a government which entails Welfare, and No Child Left Behind, and the sort leads to less industrious, less dedicated patrons. While a system which calls on survival of the fittest, or at least some sort of modern adoption of it, leads to perseverance. I think you're argument holds water *wink, wink* although it is irrelevant in this case because both parties are American, just different race/culture.

He suggests that Asian kids success in math has to do with the workethics that comes with thousands of years of rice agriculture. But why math in particular? Wouldn't asians perform better with other subjects too? Or is math particularily labour intensive?

@squattystx It has nothing to do with math, it is habit and custom.

Because to become good at math you need to have experience solving a wide range of problems, not just memorize rules. Asian cultures promote the behavior of sitting down and doing hundreds of math problems. While American culture is more like "Well I can solve one, why do i have to do 20 more of the same problem."

The genetics haven't been "refuted". He discovers again and again that someone starts out with talent, but then has to bet lucky, spend the hours, etc. but if you don't have the talent in the first place, nothing will get you there. If you're IQ is 70, 50 billion hours won't get you to calculus. So, why would people be good at mathematically rigorous life styles? They'd have to have a turn for it in the first place.

Richads Simmons wants his hair back.

@Ghrainne

5 жыл бұрын

lol

Actually, 10K hours equals to 1.14 years, not 10 years

@hungryhyena783

5 жыл бұрын

you're assuming practice is 24 hours a day? That's a hell of a grind if you ask me.

@Ghrainne

5 жыл бұрын

i disagree

Sideshow bob?

um... welcome to science buddy... you have a theory... and until someone comes up with a better theory... you stick with it...

English-Jamaican* (;

black excellence

These freakin' Canadian Jamaican best-selling authors are all the same.

@Anthony_in_Bloomington_Indiana

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, because there is only one of them.

Vengo del futuro y donal trump es el presidente de los estados unidos :v

@user-nf4qd8wr1u

3 жыл бұрын

Vengo del futuro y ahora ya no lo es

Stop with the 10,000 rule....

*ASiANZZ*

Culture is not genetic, not sure where you were headed with that one

What is up with your blatant insecurities?

I'm presuming you're American and don't watch international sports (e.g. soccer, weightlifting, wrestling, et al)

I bet you've never worked hard in your life.