![]() ![]() I liked how all the stories tie together at the end of the chapter. I was so enthused about it that I was able to interest my coworker and I might get him to sign up for a library card (yay)! Levitt and Dubner talk about how only one side is presented so I have to take their side with the same skepticism. I liked the first one so maybe I went in biased, but this was a great read. 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. 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. Which adds more value: a pimp or a Realtor? What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in common?Īre people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness? ![]() What’s the best way to catch a terrorist? Why are doctors so bad at washing their hands? How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa? SuperFreakonomics challenges the way we think all over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such questions as: SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance ![]()
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