Yesterday’s first entry contained a picture of the Philadelphia group The Roots:
Small World Phenomenon —
“The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell, based on articles originally published in The New Yorker, elaborates the ‘funneling’ concept. In it Gladwell argues that the six-degrees phenomenon is dependent on a few extraordinary people (‘connectors’) with large networks of contacts and friends: these hubs then mediate the connections between the vast majority of otherwise weakly-connected individuals.”
From USA Today —
Posted 7/12/2004 10:51 PM
Updated 7/13/2004 4:32 AM
“The Tipping Point refers to Malcolm Gladwell’s book about critical moments that touch off social phenomena, and the album certainly conveys a sense of urgency.
Between the riveting beats and frontman Tariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter’s razor-sharp lyrics about a range of social ills, it’s almost impossible to turn away.” — Steve Jones
For more on black thought, click on the picture of Willard Motley’s book in the previous entry.