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SuperFreakonomics

Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Book • 2009
SuperFreakonomics challenges conventional thinking by applying economic principles to unexpected topics such as prostitution, terrorism, and global warming.

The book offers insights into how incentives shape human behavior and explores unconventional solutions to complex problems.

It is a sequel to the bestselling Freakonomics.

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Mentioned in 8 episodes

Mentioned by
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Steve Levitt
as their second book where they wrote about climate change.
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162. Will We Solve the Climate Problem?
Mentioned by Stephen Dubner in the context of the Kitty Genovese murder and the misrepresentation of bystander apathy.
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5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Replay)
Mentioned by Stephen Dubner as a book he co-authored with Steve Levitt.
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Why Are Stories Stickier Than Statistics? (Replay)
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Pedro Rey Biel
como parte de los libros de divulgación de economía que se han convertido en un éxito.
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K34. Pedro Rey Biel. Paternalismo libertario
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Scott Galloway
as some of Stephen Dubner's published works.
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Capitalism, Private Equity, and the Seven Deadly Sins — with Stephen Dubner
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Steve Levitt
and Stephen Dubner in their book.
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79. Solar Geoengineering Would Be Radical. It Might Also Be Necessary.
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Steven Levitt
when discussing his work on climate change.
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Steven Levitt on Freakonomics and the State of Economics
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Richard Thaler
as a book written by
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Steve Levitt
and Stephen Dubner.
58. Why Is Richard Thaler Such a ****ing Optimist?
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Jason Feiffer
to introduce the horse manure crisis parable of unexpected progress.
The First Self-Driving Car Was A Horse
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James Altucher
as a book that discusses the problem of horse manure in New York City around 1900.
Living By the Books | AJ Jacobs on Writing Methods

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