#superfreakonomics

[veryslowreader]

SuperFreakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

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[operegrino]

Levitt e Dubner tentam em Superfreakonomics, seguir o mesmo estilo de Freakonomics, escrito pelos autores, ao observarem de uma maneira diferente alguns eventos do cotidiano e dar a eles significado e relevância diferente das aparências que o senso comum descreveria. Falam sobre prostitutas e suas relações (econômicas é claro) com os clientes, sobre homens bombas e seguro de vida, altruísmo, simplicidade, aquecimento global entre outros assuntos. Não é tão vibrante como o primeiro livro, talvez por não ser mais tão inédito na abordagem, mas continua a ser uma literatura que nos faz pensar fora da caixa por assim dizer. Editora Elsevier, 2010, 233 pg.#superfreakonomics #stevendlevitt #stephenjdubner #72foxlivros https://www.instagram.com/p/ByF8uogAVXE/?igshid=aowj44q0ogwa

[operegrino]

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[operegrino]

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[mostlynotwork]

Next to be ticked off my #bookbacklog is ‘Superfreakonomics’, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Though not been part of my backlog for as long as some of the other books in the pile, it's a book I've been looking to read for a while. ‘Superfreakonomics’ is another book about the economics of everything. More accurately, it's a book that shows how the application of economic analysis and data driven insight can yield new, and sometimes controversial, insights into a range of everyday topics that might not ordinarily be seen as economic problems. As Levitt and Dubner acknowledge in the introduction to ‘Superfreakonomics’, if there is a unifying theme to their two Freakonomics books, it's that people respond to incentives. And as we learn in the course of ‘Superfreakonomics’, sometimes people's behavior is very hard to change unless the right incentives are in place. Drawing on new research, as well as expanding on articles published in The New York Times, the authors cover a vast range of topics - from the birthday bulge of Major League Baseball, to challenging the conventional wisdom around child seats in cars, and even the price of sex for humans and monkeys. If you enjoy the idea of knowing a little more than the average person about a lot of topics, track down a copy of ‘Superfreakonomics’ and settle in for a fascinating day’s reading,

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Book #5: Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

I was super excited for this book since I liked the Levitt and Dubner’s first book, Freakonomics, so much. While there were some interesting points and perspectives in this book, overall it was a disappointment for me. I didn’t finish the last chapter on global warming which seemed disorganized and confusing for me. I also disliked the chapter before which was about simple solutions to our problems. I was very confused by their solution to warm surface temperatures in the ocean (and this solution was somehow supposed to stop hurricanes and be “simple”?). This chapter also went on a rant about how carseats aren’t safer than seat belts. Even if this is true, I don’t find it very interesting. It seemed like Levitt and Dubner explained a bunch of theories that neither of them could prove and talked about how they couldn’t be proved. Not very informative.

Although I thought parts of this book were tedious, here’s what I did like/found interesting in Superfreakomics:

-Apparently, there is a correlation between women in India stating that they deserve more rights and owning a television. This could be attributed to these women seeing the western way of life on their television.

-Statistically, walking drunk is more dangerous than driving drunk.

-Those from poorer families are more likely to commit crimes in the traditional sense, but those from affluent backgrounds are more likely to be terrorists. These wealthier terrorists have more time to be plotting extensively and are more involved in politics, leading them to become terrorists.