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Always thought-provoking essays that lok at topics/problems from an economic angle. Find out why car seats aren't better than seat belts...
Not as great as the first, but still engaging and eye-opening. I love the way Levitt and Dubner combine seemingly random things, tie them together, and then draw an irreverent - though logical - conclusion.
Well, this certainly was another super edition to the freakonomics series. I do hope the authors continue writing them! I found myself talking about it with friends and family often. Especially interesting was the information on global warming, doctors and the outside the box think tank patent gatherers.
Disappointing follow-up to Freakonomics. Only four chapters with no real original thought. Seems like the authors refused to do any of the dirty work this time around.
Main issue - the admittedly intriguing chapter titles only allude to about 5 sentences each. Everything else, although interesting, makes no sense to the organization.
Extra star for the economics of prostitution because it was actually informational.
Main issue - the admittedly intriguing chapter titles only allude to about 5 sentences each. Everything else, although interesting, makes no sense to the organization.
Extra star for the economics of prostitution because it was actually informational.
Fascinating look at many different aspects of human society. At times the themes seem randomly selected (what does whaling have to do with the polio vaccine and car seats?). But the authors do their best to integrate themes and tie things back to a common thread. I found the epilogue to be fascinating, and it includes a clever synthesis of all the things discussed in the rest of the book. Recommended for readers who like understanding social statistics/economic thought experiments and just generally knowing why things work the way they do in our world.
I find these books fascinating. There’s so much interesting information that applies to everyday!
The chapter on climate change was particularly interesting. Actually, a lot of the chapters were interesting, but the one on climate change seemed to be the only one that broke new ground for me. This just wasn't as freaky as their first book.