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Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell tells the story of a 1990 plane crash, which he says demonstrates how culture shapes behavior -- and in this case, disaster.

Gladwell's latest book is "Outliers: The Story of Success."  He spoke at the New Yorker Festival in October.

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Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell tells the story of a 1990 plane crash, which he says demonstrates how culture shapes behavior -- and in this case, disaster.


More than 90 percent of the votes are counted in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, amid charges of missing ballots and thousands of challenges.  The ballot recount must be completed by Friday.

The ethnic theory of plane crashes

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