Ok, so I'm only about 1/3 of the way into Malcom Gladwell's "Blink", but the Yiddin are already popping up everywhere.
First, there's the psychologist John Gottman who "sometimes wears a Mao cap over his braided yarmulke". Then there's medical researcher Wendy Levinson (no relation).
But the icing on the cake is Raymond Fisman, an economist who appears in a segment about speed dating.
"We've supposedly spawned one long-term romance," Fisman told me... "It makes me proud. Apparently all you need is three to get into Jewish heaven, so I'm well on my way."
On a separate note, if anyone can bring me a source for this oft-quoted, apparently fundamental pillar of the Jewish faith, that would make my day.
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Apocryphal.
http://hirhurim.blogspot.com/2006/04/shidduchim-ii.html
(The article, unfortunately, seems to no longer be online, but I'm not sure what evidence would be brought for the non-existence of a maamar chazal, anyway)
Blink - and The Tipping Point - are both fascinating books.
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