Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

[yueni]

Title: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Author: Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
Number of Pages: 284 pages
Genre: Non-fiction; Economics
Book Number/Goal: 6 of 16 for the year
My Rating: 3/5

Review: An interesting look at changes in the world. I primarily consider this book layman economics cum behavioral studies. Really interesting because of how he talks about correlation and causality. Really easy read, and something I found quite interesting.

Comments

[nundinae]

Oh, I love this book to bits! The authors have basically no pet theories they wanted proven no matter what the facts, they are not disconnected from reality, and I found the bit about IQ research especially insightfull.

And useful, especially since there are still many racist morons, like Satoshi Kanazawa D: