How does everydayness bear upon Gladwell’s approach to writing? What does a study of people and objects that impact our daily living do for our understanding of life and history?

What role does adventure play in Gladwell’s oeuvre? How does an adventurous approach to writing differ from a purely argumentative one?

How does Gladwell present the gap between information and interpretation? Why do an abundance of statistics and increasingly accurate imagery do little to help us solve our most pressing issues?