SuperFreakonomics, Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

Hailed as genius, provocative, and even eye-popping, Freakonomics sold more than 4 million copies, spent over 2 years on the New York Times bestseller list, was translated in 35 languages, and has exploded into a global brand.

Now, four years in the making, rogue economist Steven Levitt and award-winning journalist Stephen J. Dubner are here with the follow-up, SuperFreakonomics - a completely radical, thought-provoking, smart, and fun exploration of everything that come together with unexpected conclusions and will, as with Freakonomics, revolutionize how we make day-to-day decisions.

On sale October 20, 2009 - http:///areyouasuperfreak.com/

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[greaverashlee]

Nice video.good work!keep it up!



[ichris6]

I need to know. the name of the song. During the beginning of the japanese/sumo part, with the female vocalist. PLEASE.

[rhcp4565]

so the guy with black hair and glasses is the writer, not the actual economist?

[hoverdays]

@duuktoprock worth reading the book - they deal with your point. The likelihood of a death occurring, period, is still 5 times higher when comparing drunk walkers to drunk drivers.

[duuktoprock]

Is it just me or does anybody actually care about the duck thats driving... or the people that the dunk kills while driving. I personally don't give a shit if the drunk is dumb enough to kill himself while driving or walking. just don't kill anybody else in the process!

[kpmull]

@jpgrdnr Absolutely. Economists analyze data. Scientists hypothisize and collect data.

[Tacoinmysoup]

@kpmull

They also mention the fact that driving drunk poses the risk of killing another human being, while walking drunk doesn't.

[John27346]

@sebwingfield It's an analysis of of the effect of individuals as a swarm.

The swarm happens to be human.

[yonkydonkyful]

@sebwingfield Have you read the book?

[kpmull]

I'm half way thru this book. The author's point about drunk driving vs drunk walking is If your reasons for not drinking and driving are fear of getting in a crash and dying, then you are much more at risk of dying if you choose to walk. If your incentive to NOT drink and drive is fear of getting a DUI they point out that that is very unlikely based on number of miles driven drunk.