Malcolm Gladwell is a terrific writer and speaker, but this probably doesn’t come as news to you. What might, though, is that a recent speech of his about the difference between Michael Ventris and Andrew Wiles and the nature of genius is available over here on The New Yorker Web site.

It’s 27 minutes you’ll probably find interesting, even if the animated background on the wall behind Gladwell is occasionally annoying. Odds are, though, that it’s just the beginning of the time suck if you clicked that link.

Because The New Yorker has also posted video on the future of Internet journalism and community, a discussion of the future of gaming (including a demonstration of Spore) a talk about the future of mobile technology and more. It’s all part of The New Yorker Conference 2007. There are 17 videos in all, each of them more thought-provoking (but not all of them as much fun) than another dozen or so games of hamster flight.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 at 6:42 am and is filed under Internet Stuff.