SuperFreakonomics

The New York Times best selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling over four million copies in thirty five languages and changing the way we look at the world Now, Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and surprising than the first.Four years in the making, SuperFreakonomics asks not only the tough questions, but the unexpected ones What s dangerous, driving drunk or walking drunk Why is chemotherapy prescribed so often if it s so ineffective Can a sex change boost your salary SuperFreakonomics challenges the way we think all over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such questions as How is a street prostitute like a department store Santa Why are doctors so bad at washing their hands How much good do car seats do What s the best way to catch a terrorist Did TV cause a rise in crime What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in common Are people hard wired for altruism or selfishness Can eating kangaroo save the planet Which adds value a pimp or a Realtor Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling like no one else, whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically By examining how people respond to incentives, they show the world for what it really is good, bad, ugly, and, in the final analysis, super freaky.Freakonomics has been imitated many times over but only now, with SuperFreakonomics, has it met its match. Read SuperFreakonomics – kino-fada.fr Mostlyof the same as Freakonomics with riffs on Malcolm Gladwell s books thrown in The glaring difference is the chapter on climate change which attempts to go waaay beyond the author s expertise in behavioral economics and contains unfortunate misrepresentations of climate science For a detailed critique, I d recommend Still, there s no denying that convincing the public to recognize the need to curb CO2 emissions is an almost impossible task A Mostlyof the same as Freakonomics with riffs on Malcolm Gladwell s books thrown in The glaring difference is the chapter on climate change which attempts to go waaay beyond the author s expertise in behavioral economics and contains unfortunate misrepresentations of climate scie...All the chapters in this book start with How is and then two subjects are compared or contrasted, so in this spirit I ask, How is a follow up book like a Shepherd s Pie Because shepherd s pie is made with the bits of meat discarded or not finished at a previous meal And so it is with this book Chapters not good enough to make it into the superb Freakonomics A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything have been recycled into this book It s ok, but like anything that isn t first All the chapters in this book start with How is and then two sub...Reading this book was an enormous pleasure It was like sitting down with a superb raconteur, and hearing story after story of amazing and extraordinary events Oh no you exclaim, surely that one can t be true But yes, it is And so you leap on hungrily to the next peculiar story.This is a treasure chest of information for anyone interested in psychology, economics or just sheer human cussedness The people behind the book work brilliantly together economics lecturer Steven Levitt, and Ne Reading this book was an enormous pleasure It was like sitting down with a superb raconteur, and h...Ugh, pop culture trash masquerading as economics in turn masquerading as hard science.There were so many glaring flaws in the authors assumptions, logic , and conclusions that within just the introduction they had already lost all credibility.Right up front the authors declare that fears about global warming are overblown because the issue will likely be solved by technological innovation and then offer as proof the fact that cars eliminated the problems caused by horse based transportation Ugh, pop culture trash masquerading as economics in turn masquerading as hard science.There were so many glaring flaws in the au...I liked this bookthan I expected I would like it and liked itthan their previous effort but have given it less stars this time than the last one The reason for this is that their last book introduced me to the whole field of behavioural economics and one is always fond of books that introduce entire new fields.I had some real problems with some of the contents of this book or rather, not the contents so much as the underlying philosophy There is a lack of consistency of thought I liked this bookthan I expected I would like it and liked itthan their previous effort but have given it less stars this time than the last one The reason for this is that their last book introduced me to the whole field of behavioural economics and one is always fond of books that introduce entire new fields.I had some real problems with some of the contents of this book or rather, not the contents so much as the underlying philosophy There is a lack of consistency of thought behind this one that is quite startling Look, I mthan happy to go with...Those renegade, cold blooded micro economists are back forfun filled worldly observations and scathing attacks on the status quo This time around the pair explore the economics of the worlds oldest profession and the myt...TABLE OF CONTENTS close to verbatim Intro In which the global financial meltdown is entirely ignored in favor ofengaging topics the perils of walking drunkthe unlikely savior of Indian womendrowning in horse manurewhat is freakonomicstoothless sharks bloodthirsty elephantsthings you always thought you knew but didn tChapter 1 In which we explain the various costs of being a woman LaShanna, part time prostituteOne million dead witches The many ways in which females are punished f TABLE OF CONTENTS close to verbatim Intro In which the global financial meltdown is entirely ignored in favor ofengaging topics the perils of walking drunkthe unlikely savior...Does anyone actually believe this crap The first chapter about the economics of prostitution in this one was way better than the entire Freakonomics As a result, I had faith that the authors would stickto their field As it turns out, they getandridiculous as the book progresses, finishing off with a pair of shitshows I m still trying to figure out if the global cooling chapter and the monkey chapters are jokes What bothered me most about the global cooling chapter wasn t s Does anyone actually believe this crap The first chapter about the economics of prostitution in this one was way better than the entire Freakonomics As a result, I had faith that the authors would stickto their field As it turns out, they getandridiculous as the book progresses, finishing off with a pair of shitshows I m still trying to figure ou...This book is even better than Freakonomics The amount of insights and information from different fields you get exposed to is incredible I am liking economics muchafter reading their books Levitt and Dubner.the first few chapters were just a continuation of the first book in terms of ideas, tone and excecution thus, i was feeling pretty satisfied that i was reading such a book and becomingof a cold blooded economist , than a warm blooded humanist or whatever condescending, self congratulatory phrases they used were and then these guys got derailed, in a very sad, strange and self defeating way they did this weird about face, where in one chapter they talk about the law of unintended the first few chapters were just a continuation of the first book in terms of ideas, tone and excecution thus, i was feeling pretty satisfied that i was reading such a book and becomingof a cold blooded economist , than a warm blooded humanist or whatever condescending, self congratulatory phrases they used were and then these guys got derailed, in a very sad, strange and self defeating way they did this weird about face, where in one chapter they talk about the law of uni...

• English
• 14 August 2018
Steven D. Levitt
• Hardcover
• 270 pages
• 0060889578
• Steven D. Levitt
• SuperFreakonomics