Freakonomics

Dubreuil recommended this 1 year ago

Very well done, and refreshing...

eferchow recommended this 1 year, 2 months ago

answers the question why drug dealers live with their mums.

thecowtrain recommended this 1 year, 4 months ago

Amazing data, interesting facts.

mrozencwajg recommended this 1 year, 4 months ago

looking at societies puzzles through the lens of an economist is incredibly fascinating. who knew?

jagadishn recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

another interesting and thought provoking book

mccool recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

Wonderful book. Creates correlations between seemingly unrelated activities (like crime and abortion). A whole new way (for me) to look at statistics.

turbulent recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

good book

david_reinecke recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Great book!

britwik recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

One Simple Word "Brilliant"

ryanrahn recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Makes you think about things rarely thought about and make connections between seemingly unrelated statistics. Also provides insight on how to think about and process the overwhelming amount of data we receive every day.

sarahdsherman recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

Great bite-size chapters

laudonny recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

Love this book, which analyses everything around logically.

mlwax recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

one of my favorite books because it takes everything you know and puts it on its edge

prodigalbum recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

Favorite book on economics for the average person.

kbook33 recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

insightful

eolivovalverde recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

because it's all about incentives...

zayyan recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

How can i find books that has the same method of fun and science

donypeter recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

Great Book

bradzhang recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

fun for conversation starter

sweetredhead recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

Very intertesting book - gives you a different spin on many things.

sirwolf recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

These guys find interesting conclusions when looking at some common sense assumptions. Freakonomics 2 is out now, and looks at terrorism, global warming, and television in India, among other things.

davidrmann3 recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

Great book and unual explainations for everyday things.

thurscon recommended this 1 year, 11 months ago

As the step-daughter of an economics professor, I can say that this is among my stepmothers favorite books. It amusingly uncovers and explains economic principles in situations one might not have considered before.

nuclearusa recommended this 1 year, 12 months ago

I loved the book. An unique perspective on issues.

jessebouman recommended this 2 years ago

Very interesting points on issues and adjacent correlation.

stickfigure recommended this 2 years ago

Good book

srcr recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

Great book about the truth that lies in data analysis, and how awkward the correlation might be.

rahulshetty recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

Reveals surprising results just by the analysis of data

wishanem recommended this 2 years, 5 months ago

Interesting analysis of modern political issues from an oddball economic perspective.
Cons: Not exactly peer-reviewed academic level discourse, but way more fun than that sort of blather.

kmabarrett recommended this 2 years, 7 months ago

If you can ask the correct questions, you can gain tremendous insight about the world
Cons: Most of us can't even imagine the factors let alone ask the correct questions.
Even hind-sight isn't 20-20.