{"642583":{"#nid":"642583","#data":{"type":"news","title":"\u0027Outliers\u0027 Author Chats with Dean During a \u0027Return to the 404\u0027","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat do you think might prompt writer and best-selling author\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMalcolm Gladwell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;to say, \u0026ldquo;That\u0026rsquo;s the most Atlanta thing I\u0026rsquo;ve ever heard\u0026rdquo;?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYou can find out in the\u0026nbsp;latest episode of Gladwell\u0026rsquo;s podcast,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/revisionisthistory.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERevisionist Histo\u003C\/em\u003Ery\u003C\/a\u003E. Here\u0026rsquo;s a bit of a spoiler that might not be too surprising. The most Atlanta thing he\u0026rsquo;s ever heard has to do with Georgia Tech Dean of Computing\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECharles Isbell\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt turns out that Atlanta is one of Gladwell\u0026rsquo;s favorite cities. In fact, Gladwell devoted two recent episodes of his podcast to the ATL \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EDruid Hills\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EReturn to the 404\u003C\/em\u003E. Along with having a passion for the city, Gladwell also has a connection to Georgia Tech. His father, a mathematics professor, visited the Institute in the late 1950\u0026rsquo;s to do research.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGladwell uses this story as a springboard for a conversation with Isbell who is an Atlanta native and a Georgia Tech alumnus. During the segment, which leads the episode, the two talk about the city they both love, how Georgia Tech has changed since Gladwell\u0026rsquo;s father visited in 1959, and why there\u0026rsquo;s reason for optimism and hope.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs for the most Atlanta thing Gladwell\u0026rsquo;s ever heard, you\u0026rsquo;ll have to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/return-to-the-404\/id1119389968?i=1000502684676\u0022\u003Elisten to the podcast\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to find out.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dean of Computing Charles Isbell was a guest on Malcom Gladwell\u0027s podcast, \u0022Revisionist History.\u0022"}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2021-01-05 21:09:57","changed_gmt":"2021-01-05 21:40:20","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"642584":{"id":"642584","type":"image","title":"Dean of Computing Charles Isbell","body":null,"created":"1609881089","gmt_created":"2021-01-05 21:11:29","changed":"1609881089","gmt_changed":"2021-01-05 21:11:29","alt":"Georgia Tech Dean of Computing Charles Isbell","file":{"fid":"244049","name":"Charles_Isbell_John P Imlay Jr Dean of Computing_informal_July2019.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Charles_Isbell_John%20P%20Imlay%20Jr%20Dean%20of%20Computing_informal_July2019_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Charles_Isbell_John%20P%20Imlay%20Jr%20Dean%20of%20Computing_informal_July2019_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1010357,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Charles_Isbell_John%20P%20Imlay%20Jr%20Dean%20of%20Computing_informal_July2019_0.jpg?itok=YyplifMF"}}},"media_ids":["642584"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlbert Snedeker\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSenior Communications Mgr.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu?subject=Gladwell%20podcast\u0022\u003Ealbert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}