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Owen Thomas: The Viking
- Owen Thomas, a passionate young man nicknamed "Viking", was a dedicated football player.
- He came from a football family; his father, grandfather, and brother all played.
Sudden Change
- Owen's sudden decline from a driven individual to "failing everything" was a mystery to his family.
- They initially attributed it to his Type A personality and high expectations.
The Hoffman Report
- Malcolm Gladwell uses Frederick Hoffman's 1918 report on "miner's asthma" to illustrate the dangers of inaction.
- Despite compelling evidence, Hoffman's warnings about coal dust's health risks were ignored for decades.