A few years ago, the book Freakonomics written by economist Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner came out. I found that book to be ground-breaking and fascinating, a book in many ways that has inspired me to take my natural analytical inclination and apply it to a diverse set of topics and document it in this very blog (examples such as Internet Freedom by Country and Corruption Rankings, Steroids and Game Theory, and Will Facebook improve or worsen High School Reunions). For me, Freakonomics helped ignite curiosity and evaluation of both every day and unusual, rare events.
Now four years later, Levitt and Dubner have released their follow up book—the aptly named SuperFreakonimcs. I just completed reading the book. Here’s my review of the book.
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