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Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Connemara artist Kenneth Webb to have major summer exhibition in UK
Now 98 and continuing to paint with extraordinary energy from his garden and studio in Connemara, the artist Kenneth Webb is the subject of the major summer exhibition by English gallerists Gladwell and Patterson. The landmark show is of special significance to a gallery which has represented the artist in London since 2010 and found important collectors for his work in China, the US and the UK. It will be his final solo show there. A selection of art by Kenneth Webb at Gladwell and Patterson. Kenneth Webb: Kaleidoscope offers recent works and a curated selection spanning nearly eight decades. It is on view in Stamford, Lincolnshire, until July 25 and at Beauchamp Place in London (just around the corner from Harrods) from August 4 to 29. Future pieces from the artist will be included in the wider gallery collection. Read More Art exhibitions and events to visit this summer
Time of India
30-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Indian Genius: How desis dominated the American education system
'Meritocracy is one of the most beautiful inventions of the 20th century – it is a foundation of a free society.' This line appears in Malcolm Gladwell's 2024 book Revenge of the Tipping Point , in which he dismantles the hidden biases of elite American institutions. His prime example? Indian and Asian students are facing an uphill battle to get into Ivy League universities despite outperforming every group academically. Gladwell compared Caltech's merit-based admissions to Harvard's holistic approach. Between 1992 and 2013, Caltech's proportion of Asian-American students rose from 25% to 43%. Harvard's remained locked between 15-20%, despite a dramatic increase in top-ranked Asian applicants. 'Indian applicants,' Gladwell writes, 'would find it even harder to get into Ivy Leagues.' Indians: The most educated group in America Indian Genius: The Meteoric Rise of Indians in America , penned by journalist Meenakshi Ahamed records: 'Indians are among the most highly educated of any ethnic group in the United States, including whites. Seventy-two percent of Indian Americans are college graduates compared to 51 percent of other Asians and 30 percent of the rest of the population.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Affordable & Comfortable: Mini House for Seniors with Bath & Toilet Compact 60 sqm Mini House for Seniors – Includes Toilet & Bath (See Inside) | Search Ads Search Now Undo This is no accident. It is the direct result of one of the world's harshest meritocratic filters: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). In Ahamed's book, Vinod Khosla, IIT Delhi alumnus and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, called IIT: 'A great equalizer… Everyone knew it was a fair playing field – there was no ability to use influence or 'Who do you know?'' The 8-dollar club: How Indian students arrived In the decades after independence, 'Close to 40 percent of IIT graduates left to go overseas, with the majority going to the United States,' narrates Ahamed's Indian Genius They arrived with little except brilliance. The Indian government allowed only eight dollars in foreign exchange per student. This 'eight-dollar club' became a badge of honour for future CEOs and inventors. Students Who Changed America Kanwal Rekhi, IIT Bombay, reached Michigan Tech with eight dollars. Facing repeated layoffs in early jobs, he moved to Silicon Valley, founded Excelan, and became the first Indian-American CEO to list a company on Nasdaq. Suhas Patil , IIT Kharagpur, flew to MIT with the same eight-dollar restriction. He founded Cirrus Logic, pioneering the fabless semiconductor model at the heart of modern electronics. Vinod Khosla, rejected by IIT Delhi's electrical engineering department, took up mechanical engineering instead. He later moved to Stanford, co-founded Sun Microsystems, and became one of the world's most influential venture capitalists. Ivy League Bias: The new quota system Despite such records, Ivy League admissions keep Asian-American and Indian student representation artificially low. Gladwell, in Revenge of the Tipping Point , highlights why: Legacy admissions Donor preferences Athletic recruitment These factors disproportionately benefit white applicants. Meanwhile, Asian-American students are stereotyped as lacking 'character' or 'leadership potential'. Indian Genius recounts a similar pattern in the tech industry. Rekhi, despite becoming indispensable at Singer Link, was denied management roles: 'Managers were better compensated than engineers… it was clear they preferred him in the bowels of the company rather than as one of its representatives.' At Harvard, the same logic plays out. Indians are celebrated for STEM brilliance but denied entry to leadership pipelines. How the bias works Ivy League admissions deploy subjective criteria like 'likeability' and 'leadership' to keep Asian-American numbers static. Despite outperforming other groups academically, they receive lower personal ratings. This approach echoes the Jewish quotas of early 20th-century Ivy League admissions, which capped Jewish enrolment to preserve White Anglo-Saxon Protestant dominance. In Revenge of the Tipping Point , Gladwell argues: 'That meritocratic society cannot be achieved by segregating one group. There's nothing more profoundly anti-American than that.' The Supreme Court ruling and the advocacy divide In 2023, the US Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in Harvard and UNC admissions, ruling that race-conscious practices violated the Equal Protection Clause. Yet, ironically, 91.7% of Asian-American advocacy groups filed briefs supporting Harvard's policies, despite Pew surveys showing 76% of Asian-Americans opposed them, favouring pure merit-based admissions. This disconnect reveals a structural tension. Advocacy groups align with progressive coalitions, but grassroots Indian families prioritise educational performance as their route to dignity and security. Beyond STEM: Indian dominance across sectors Indian Genius details how Indians used their education to dominate American professional life. Notable names include: Satya Nadella (Microsoft), Sundar Pichai (Google), Shantanu Narayen (Adobe), and Arvind Krishna (IBM) – all IIT graduates who rose through US graduate programmes to global leadership. Siddhartha Mukherjee, AIIMS graduate, Pulitzer winner for The Emperor of All Maladies . Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal and advisor to US health policy. Vivek Murthy , Yale MD , who became US Surgeon General. Education as religion Why do Indians outperform? Because, as IIT alumni attest, education is the ultimate family honour. Rekhi, from a poor Sikh family in Punjab, recalled: 'I was a very good student before I went to IIT Bombay, but competition was very tough… To get to the top there you had to be really sharp.' This intense meritocracy prepared them for American graduate schools, Silicon Valley labs, and corporate boardrooms. The bigger picture The US immigration system itself filtered for the highly skilled. Indian Genius notes: 'Between 1971 and 1980, 93 percent of immigrants from India were classified as professionals.' Today, Indian-American median household income exceeds every other racial group in America. Their dominance is not the product of privilege but of brutal preparation, selection, and resilience. Gladwell's warning In Revenge of the Tipping Point , Malcolm Gladwell warns that institutions undermining meritocracy risk their legitimacy. Caltech's rising Asian-American share reflected its pure academic admissions. Harvard's stagnation reflected its systemic subjectivity. And for Indians, who have built global companies, transformed US healthcare, and redefined STEM leadership, the lesson is simple: Merit finds its way to the top – Ivy League or not. Is your child ready for the careers of tomorrow? Enroll now and take advantage of our early bird offer! Spaces are limited.
Business Mayor
12-05-2025
- Business
- Business Mayor
Warren Buffett doesn't believe in the '10,000-hour rule'—what he suggests you do instead to gain mastery
With an estimated net worth of $160 billion, Warren Buffett could easily be labeled an anomaly. But if you want to be good at investing, too, he says, you can — just know that 10,000 hours of practice won't necessarily get you there. 'I don't believe in that book that talked about spending 10,000 hours at something,' he said at Berkshire Hathaway's 2025 shareholder meeting. 'I could spend 10,000 hours at tap dancing and you'd throw up if you watched me,' he added. That appears to be a reference to Malcolm Gladwell's 2008 book 'Outliers' which helped popularize the idea that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master a talent or subject. CNBC Make It has reached out to Gladwell for comment. In 'Outliers,' Gladwell called 10,000 hours the 'magic number' in terms of the time needed to spend practicing a skill to become an expert. That could go for playing the violin, writing fiction or virtually any other field. The so-called '10,000-hour rule' has been oversimplified, however, Gladwell subsequently pointed out. 'Practice isn't a SUFFICIENT condition for success,' he said in 2014. 'I could play chess for 100 years and I'll never be a grandmaster. The point is simply that natural ability requires a huge investment of time in order to be made manifest.' At the shareholder meeting, Buffett underlined the importance of identifying what skills you already have and what you love doing, and then find people who can teach you to improve. Ideally that means spending time with instructors or mentors, though it may be just as valuable to read what experts in your field have written on the subject. Read More BUSINESS LIVE: Natwest profits hit £1.8bn; Deutsche to buy Numis 'If I spent 10 hours reading Ben Graham, I would be damn smart when I got through,' Buffett said, referring to one of his most impactful mentors. 'Find your own path and you will find the people in schooling that want to talk to you.' 'Look around at what really fascinates you' It may seem financially wise to pursue a career or trade that you're not too interested in because it pays well. But you may be more likely to succeed by pursuing the thing that you're good at and excited about. 'If my ambition had been to become a ventriloquist or whatever it might have been, it wouldn't have worked,' Buffett said at the shareholder meeting. 'I just spent hours and hours and hours on investing.' Lucky for him, the topic he was interested in happened to be a lucrative career path. But he was able to master investing in part because his teachers and mentors were impressed with his curiosity and excited to work with him. 'People that teach, in general, love having a young student who's actually really interested in the subject, and they'll spend extra time with you,' he said. Reflecting on his time at Columbia University, Buffett said his professors treated him 'like a son.' 'I was interested in what they were saying and they found it kind of entertaining that I was so interested, so I would look around at what really fascinates you. I wouldn't try and be somebody else,' he added. Career experts often agree that your interests and natural skills should guide your career decisions more than the potential starting salary. When you choose a college major, for example, it's better to pursue a field of study you're genuinely interested in, not just something you think will help you get paid well. Read More Gambling stocks hit by fears of UK Budget tax grab Doing so can help you be more successful in school — and it may still pay off down the line. 'Your interests may match with a job that can ultimately pay you a really good salary right out of the gate,' Kafui Kouakou, assistant vice president of career development and experiential learning at Quinnipiac University previously told CNBC Make It. 'Some others you may have to start a little bit slow, start to make some money and then over time, it continues to increase and grow from there.' Want a new career that's higher-paying, more flexible or fulfilling? Take CNBC's new online course How to Change Careers and Be Happier at Work . Expert instructors will teach you strategies to network successfully, revamp your resume and confidently transition into your dream career. Start today and use coupon code EARLYBIRD for an introductory discount of 30% off $67 (+taxes and fees) through May 13, 2025. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life. READ SOURCE
CNBC
09-05-2025
- Business
- CNBC
Warren Buffett doesn't believe in the '10,000-hour rule'—what he suggests you do instead to gain mastery
With an estimated net worth of $160 billion, Warren Buffett could easily be labeled an anomaly. But if you want to be good at investing, too, he says, you can — just know that 10,000 hours of practice won't necessarily get you there. "I don't believe in that book that talked about spending 10,000 hours at something," he said at Berkshire Hathaway's 2025 shareholder meeting. "I could spend 10,000 hours at tap dancing and you'd throw up if you watched me," he added. That appears to be a reference to Malcolm Gladwell's 2008 book "Outliers" which helped popularize the idea that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master a talent or subject. CNBC Make It has reached out to Gladwell for comment. In "Outliers," Gladwell called 10,000 hours the "magic number" in terms of the time needed to spend practicing a skill to become an expert. That could go for playing the violin, writing fiction or virtually any other field. The so-called "10,000-hour rule" has been oversimplified, however, Gladwell subsequently pointed out. "Practice isn't a SUFFICIENT condition for success," he said in 2014. "I could play chess for 100 years and I'll never be a grandmaster. The point is simply that natural ability requires a huge investment of time in order to be made manifest." At the shareholder meeting, Buffett underlined the importance of identifying what skills you already have and what you love doing, and then find people who can teach you to improve. Ideally that means spending time with instructors or mentors, though it may be just as valuable to read what experts in your field have written on the subject. "If I spent 10 hours reading Ben Graham, I would be damn smart when I got through," Buffett said, referring to one of his most impactful mentors. "Find your own path and you will find the people in schooling that want to talk to you." It may seem financially wise to pursue a career or trade that you're not too interested in because it pays well. But you may be more likely to succeed by pursuing the thing that you're good at and excited about. "If my ambition had been to become a ventriloquist or whatever it might have been, it wouldn't have worked," Buffett said at the shareholder meeting. "I just spent hours and hours and hours on investing." Lucky for him, the topic he was interested in happened to be a lucrative career path. But he was able to master investing in part because his teachers and mentors were impressed with his curiosity and excited to work with him. "People that teach, in general, love having a young student who's actually really interested in the subject, and they'll spend extra time with you," he said. Reflecting on his time at Columbia University, Buffett said his professors treated him "like a son." "I was interested in what they were saying and they found it kind of entertaining that I was so interested, so I would look around at what really fascinates you. I wouldn't try and be somebody else," he added. Career experts often agree that your interests and natural skills should guide your career decisions more than the potential starting salary. When you choose a college major, for example, it's better to pursue a field of study you're genuinely interested in, not just something you think will help you get paid well. Doing so can help you be more successful in school — and it may still pay off down the line. "Your interests may match with a job that can ultimately pay you a really good salary right out of the gate," Kafui Kouakou, assistant vice president of career development and experiential learning at Quinnipiac University previously told CNBC Make It. "Some others you may have to start a little bit slow, start to make some money and then over time, it continues to increase and grow from there."
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Best Deals From Amazon's Book Sale, From the New Emily Henry Book to the Latest Kindle
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Amazon's Big Spring Sale is behind us, and Prime Day is not until July, but Amazon is rolling out a major savings event for book lovers. Through April 28, deal-savvy book buyers can enjoy discounts on nonfiction and fiction print books, as well as savings on Kindle eBooks, Audible audiobooks, and Kindle hardware, including e-readers. More from Rolling Stone All the Small Things: The Best blink-182 Merch to Shop Online, From Tees to Vinyl Stagecoach Livestream 2025: How to Watch the Country Music Festival From Home My Diving Instructor in the Maldives Used This Dive Watch - And It's On Sale for 25% Off Up to 60% off books Audible for $0.99/mo for three months Kindle for $0.99/mo for three months 20% off Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Of course, book lovers who prefer to shop locally have alternatives. Independent Bookstore Day is April 26, which is a great time to head to your favorite indie shop. If you like to shop local and online, we have a guide to the best Amazon alternatives for books, as well as tips on picking a Kindle alternative. But if you've had your eye on a book, or you're looking to get a head start on your beach reads, read on for our picks for the best book deals from Amazon, including best-selling nonfiction, music books, and deals on e-readers. $12.96 $32.00 60% off Buy Now On Amazon Malcolm Gladwell's Revenge of the Tipping Point revisits his seminal bestseller The Tipping Point with new, thought-provoking observations. Gladwell explores how seemingly isolated events can become catalysts for major trends. $17.50 $36.00 51% off Buy Now On Amazon The first part of Cher's memoir, a New York Times Bestseller, was released in late 2024, and also features photos from the iconic singer's storied career. $17.80 $32.00 44% off Buy Now On Amazon Pope Francis' autobiography, published in January, is worth revisiting. It's the first autobiography by a pope, and was written over the course of six years. $20.30 $29.00 30% off Buy Now On Amazon Emily Henry's latest bestseller follows two writers competing for the same scoop to interview an elusive heiress. Of course, it doesn't take long for sparks to fly between the two rivals. $97.30 $139.00 30% off Buy Now On Amazon If you're a Twilight fan, it's a good time to save on the new box set. It compiles the original novels in the series as well as Midnight Sun. Each book also got a redesigned cover. $19.17 $27.99 32% off Buy Now On Amazon The latest Hunger Games prequel, which takes place 40 years after the events of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, follows Haymitch Abernathy as he competes in the Hunger Games. $0.99 $14.99 93% off get deal Audible's best deal is back, as subscribers can get three months for $0.99/mo. $0.99 $11.99 92% off get deal You can also get Kindle Unlimited for $0.99/mo for the first three months. The subscription's regular price is $11.99/mo. $224.99 $279.99 20% off Buy Now On Amazon Kindle's new Colorsoft e-reader is discounted during the Amazon savings event. It features paper-like color, long battery life, and a waterproof build. Best of Rolling Stone The Best Audiophile Turntables for Your Home Audio System
