Freakonomics

...brain for Freakonomical paths to job creation on the Nov. 23 edition of "Morning Meeting." Meanwhile, the Times (U.K.) has chosen Freakonomics for its list of 100 best books of the decade; and the Telegraph calls Freakonomics one of the 100...

In this article: Jim Dale, Stephen J. Dubner, Department of Health, Climate change, John List, Harry Potter, and New York

...I do the same thing, I am breaking a New York State law. The first correct answer earns a signed copy of SuperFreakonomics or a piece of Freakonomics schwag. MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan picked Dubner's brain for Freakonomical paths to job...

In this article: Jim Dale, Stephen J. Dubner, John List, New York City, Harry Potter, and New York Philharmonic

...and journalist who lives in New York City. Steven D. Levitt is a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. Their book Freakonomics has sold 4 million copies worldwide. Their followup, SuperFreakonomics, has recently been...

In this article: Jim Dale, John List, University of Chicago, Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt, New York City, Harry Potter, and Nascar

...car seats are safer than regular seat belts. Steven Levitt, a professor of economics at the University of Chicago and a coauthor of "Freakonomics," has examined the fatality rates of accidents with children. In a recent study he found that...

In this article: Steven Levitt, New York City, University of Chicago, National Transportation Safety Board, Stephen Dubner, and New York Times

...remains at or near the top of best-seller lists at the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Boston Globe. (Meanwhile, Freakonomics recently hit No. 1 on the New York Times list, the first time it has ever snagged the top...

In this article: Jim Dale, Stephen J. Dubner, Tax, London School of Economics, David Cameron, IRS, and New York City

...condom-manufacturing business. Which means the recent Hunan raid is certainly not the last of its kind that we'll hear about. This month Freakonomics finally hit No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list, a benchmark that had eluded the...

In this article: Jim Dale, U.N., Africa, Harry Potter, Europe, New York, and Overpopulation

...and photographed the exploding apple-orange on the cover of SuperFreakonomics. Thankfully he didn't blow up any of the birds. This month Freakonomics finally hit No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list, a benchmark that had eluded the...

In this article: Jim Dale, University of Chicago, New York City, Harry Potter, Stephen J. Dubner, Justin Wolfers, and New York Philharmonic

...can forget about all the detailed 'bikeability indexes' - just measure the proportion of cyclists who are female. " (HT: Nudge) This month Freakonomics finally hit No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list, a benchmark that had eluded the...

In this article: Jim Dale, University of Chicago, New York City, Harry Potter, Stephen J. Dubner, Carbon footprint, and Justin Wolfers

In this article: Jim Dale, Africa, Hugo Chavez, University of Chicago, New England Patriots, New York City, Harry Potter, and Stephen J. Dubner

...crop up in Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner's SuperFreakonomics, an intermittently amusing sequel to their best-seller, Freakonomics. Too bad the authors pushed their luck by challenging climatologists to a duel in a chapter on global...

In this article: Climate change, Global warming, Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Chicago, Jell-O, Helium, and William Morrow