Even though he can’t quite explain what he saw, he and the other experts all felt that there was something wrong with it. He said something about the fingernails on the statue. But after the museum put it on display, more experts began to question whether or not it was real.įederico Zeri, an art historian from Italy, was one of them. In 1986, the statue was finally bought by the museum, which was sure it was real. It took the following fourteen months for core samples to be collected from the statue, ownership records to be verified, and the monument itself to be transported to Athens for examination by Greek sculpting specialists. But it decided to buy the old thing after doing a lot of research to make sure it was real. It was a kouros, which is a sculpture of a naked young man standing alone.Īt first, the people in charge of the museum thought the statue was a fake. The dealer said that the ancient Greek artifact was from the sixth century B.C. Paul Getty Museum an offer to buy an old piece of art. Gladwell goes so far as to explain how the result of a relationship (divorce or marriage) in ten years may be quantified and analyzed. Gladwell does, however, show how our preconceived notions might impede our mental processes. Everyone learns early on in life how important it is to make a good first impression.Įvidence of split-second decisions and judgment is provided by Malcolm Gladwell, and it ranges from a former tennis player to medical doctors.

He uses the phrase “thin slicing” to refer to the capability of seeing patterns in occurrences based just on limited slices of one’s life experience. Gladwell explores the concept that human instincts are typically accurate, despite the fact that there are no basic reasons why, and then proceeds to persuade readers that snap judgments and initial impressions can be controlled and educated.

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