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from the January 04, 2005 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0104/p14s02-bogn.html Decide instantly to read this reviewThe author of 'The Tipping Point' returns with a book about the science of leaping to conclusionsBy Clayton Collins Ever quickly sized up a situation and just known what action to take - or had a startlingly clear first impression of a stranger that later turned out to be preternaturally astute? You may have jacked into what Malcolm Gladwell calls "the giant supercomputer in [your] unconscious." To get to know that mental motherboard, you might consider enlisting Gladwell as your IT support man. In "Blink," Gladwell...