Free “Freakonomics” for District 214 Students
…to send some copies their way. If you attend a District 214 school and want a free signed copy of Freakonomics, please send your name and address to FreakonomicsDistrict214@freakonomics.com. We’ll…
It’s Self-Improvement Month at Freakonomics Radio. We begin with a topic that seems to be on everyone’s mind: how to get more done in less time. First, however, a warning:…
…to send some copies their way. If you attend a District 214 school and want a free signed copy of Freakonomics, please send your name and address to FreakonomicsDistrict214@freakonomics.com. We’ll…
In light of Freakonomics’ commercial success, you might think that I would hold the title of best-selling author in, say, my census tract, or at least my city block. It…
…my Chinese guide explain what was going on. (If you want, pause here before reading here and see if you can figure it out — I couldn’t). The answer: these…
…with Freakonomics? She said that just as I, a psychology professor, would no doubt use the tools of psychology to help people lose weight, Freakonomics was about using the tools…
…to visit a literary website I’m about to launch. As I may have told you, DebbiesIdea.com is intended to serve as “A Reader’s Guide to Unfamiliar Literature”-a resource to help…
…and Investing Guidebook.” Kirkus Reviews, for instance, writes the following about his book: Most people have heard of the New York Stock Exchange, but the inner workings of the stock…
Duncan Foley, a professor of economics at the New School for Social Research, has written an interesting-sounding book: Adam’s Fallacy: A Guide to Economic Theology. The Adam of the title…
…and get a guided tour of a hacker chat room where credit-card numbers, passwords, and PIN’s are bought and sold. Below is some of the research cited in the Times…
The economics of book publishing are usually not sensible, predictable, or even explicable. This New York Times article by Shira Boss is a good beginner’s guide to the subject. Not…
BusinessWeek recently reported on the creative product-placement deals that daytime TV shows employ. The highlight of the article is Martha Stewart — the self-described “most trusted guide to stylish living”…
June 25 is LEON Day, explained as follows by ButlerWebs’ Holiday Guide: “LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It is now six months until Christmas.” Also known as 1/2Xmas….
…Israeli guide said that some parents let their kids smoke on Purim. There are efforts to curb this tradition, but for now it is still alive and well in Jerusalem….
…its aggregate guide to the political markets, with the goal described as follows: “If a single prediction market is wiser than the pundits and the polls, imagine how wise all…
…also becoming her spiritual guide, and inspiring her conversion. I tried to take advantage of some online video instruction recently. I really wanted to learn how to do a flip…
Note: There is a new research assistant here in the Freakonomics office, and his name is Ryan Hagen. He’s 24 years old, a graduate of N.Y.U. (he majored in English…
…He is the founder of the omnipresent Frommer’s Travel Guides as well as Budget Travel magazine. His career was accidental: after graduating from Yale Law School in the midst of…
…looks like Penn and Teller will submit to a Freakonomics Q&A, probably in the spring when their new season of Bullshit is ready for Showtime. The Gun Store: Following the…
…the goods and the bads of cancer, by finding resources such as The Green Guide that highlight what is known or suspected to increase cancer risks that we can control….
A New York guide to holiday tipping. Researchers discover the surefire way to win at Rock, Paper, Scissors. (Earlier) An economic case for predicting no recession. Monkeys exhibit the same…
Is the “Google generation” really so Internet savvy? 2007 tied for Earth’s second-warmest year. (Earlier) See it to believe it: the eco-friendly Hummer. (Earlier) A complete guide to Marginal Revolution’s…
…your entry on the Freakonomics blog, and thought I should send a quick reply. Yes, my remark about evil economists was a joke. This was perfectly clear at the talk…
N.I.H. and the E.P.A. to collaborate on testing chemicals for toxic effects. (Earlier) The 10 most fuel-efficient luxury cars. (Earlier) A guide to optimizing caffeine consumption. “Plagiarius Award” developed for…
Can big businesses lead us to a cultural revolution? Does the human “inactivity bias” make economic sense? (Earlier) Michael Shermer discusses The Mind of the Market. (Earlier) A guide to…
…the past 30 years and still learn something new with each reading. It is single best guide to being effective I have every come across. The Godfather by Mario Puzo…
In case you didn’t get your fill from our previous post, the e-mail guide Send — by The Times‘s OpEd editor, David Shipley, and former Hyperion Books editor-in-chief, Will Schwalbe…
Tomorrow is a big day for me — I’m running the Stockholm marathon. Here’s a simple wisdom of crowds experiment: A free piece of Freakonomics schwag to whoever comes closest…
…months, Michael has committed himself to understanding both the responsibilities and challenges of philanthropy. There was some interest in his progress among Freakonomics readers, so I thought it might be…
…attitude toward the environment that one finds in places like Alaska, Wyoming, and Northern Canada. I had an excellent guide on this trip, Kjartan, an electrical engineer who moonlighted as…
…the system and it should by no means be considered a credible source on the topic. The ratings are an informational guide for parents — and that’s it. The rating…