Books like Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
12 books with a reading profile close to Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt. Outward-looking; a moderate read.
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SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Also outward-looking · analytical, economics
Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner apply microeconomic principles to unconventional human behaviors, arguing that people respond directly to incentives regardless of moral implications.
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The science of Game of thrones
by Helen Keen
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Helen Keen investigates the technical and historical realities behind George R.R.
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Economics Explained
by Robert L. Heilbroner, Lester Thurow
Also outward-looking · analytical, economics
Robert Heilbroner and Lester Thurow provide a foundational breakdown of how capital, labor, and markets operate within a modern society.
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Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Chris van Tulleken examines the rise of Ultra-Processed People (UPP) and the industrial manufacturing methods that create substances designed for overconsumption.
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The World Without Us
by Alan Weisman
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Alan Weisman presents a thought experiment regarding the physical fate of the Earth following the sudden disappearance of the human race.
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Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Ben Goldacre dismantles the misuse of statistics and clinical evidence by nutritionists, pharmaceutical companies, and the mainstream media.
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Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz argues that traditional surveys and public statements are unreliable because people constantly filter their responses to appear socially acceptable.
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The Undercover Economist
by Tim Harford
Also outward-looking · analytical, economics
Tim Harford explains how price discrimination, scarcity power, and information asymmetry dictate the costs of daily life.
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
by Naomi Klein
Also outward-looking · analytical, economics
Naomi Klein argues that the current global economic model and the survival of the planetary ecosystem are fundamentally at odds.
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Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World
Also outward-looking · analytical, economics
Michael Lewis tracks the global aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis by visiting nations that experienced extreme credit bubbles.
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths explain how mathematical principles used in computer science apply to human dilemmas.
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Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World
Also outward-looking · analytical, economics
Rutger Bregman argues that modern society has lost its capacity for visionary thinking and proposes three specific policies to reclaim progress.
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