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The beach ball test.

Revisionist History travels to Phoenix, Arizona to learn about the future of the automobile. It’s not what you think. It’s much better.

Warning: Some of the actions depicted in this episode are dangerous. Do not imitate Malcolm!

FURTHER RESOURCES

Roseanne McManus, “Revisiting the Madman Theory: Evaluating the Impact of Different Forms of Perceived Madness in Coercive Bargaining” 

Adam Millard-Ball, “Pedestrians, Autonomous Vehicles, and Cities”

The Host

Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell is president and co-founder of Pushkin Industries. He is a journalist, a speaker, and the author of six New York Times bestsellers including The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers,…