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  <title><![CDATA['Outliers' Author Chats with Dean During a 'Return to the 404']]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>What do you think might prompt writer and best-selling author&nbsp;<strong>Malcolm Gladwell</strong>&nbsp;to say, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the most Atlanta thing I&rsquo;ve ever heard&rdquo;?&nbsp;</p>

<p>You can find out in the&nbsp;latest episode of Gladwell&rsquo;s podcast,&nbsp;<a href="http://revisionisthistory.com/"><em>Revisionist Histo</em>ry</a>. Here&rsquo;s a bit of a spoiler that might not be too surprising. The most Atlanta thing he&rsquo;s ever heard has to do with Georgia Tech Dean of Computing&nbsp;<strong>Charles Isbell</strong>.</p>

<p>It turns out that Atlanta is one of Gladwell&rsquo;s favorite cities. In fact, Gladwell devoted two recent episodes of his podcast to the ATL &ndash;&nbsp;<em>Druid Hills</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Return to the 404</em>. 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&rsquo;s to do research.</p>

<p>Gladwell 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&rsquo;s father visited in 1959, and why there&rsquo;s reason for optimism and hope.</p>

<p>As for the most Atlanta thing Gladwell&rsquo;s ever heard, you&rsquo;ll have to&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-to-the-404/id1119389968?i=1000502684676">listen to the podcast</a>&nbsp;to find out.</p>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>Albert Snedeker<br />
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