I haven't read the Freakonomics books but I do listen to the podcasts infrequently (particularly Freakonomics Radio and No Stupid Questions). The podcasts seem rigorous to me, but I'm curious about your thoughts as a subject matter expert.
Love your writing and good piece, but I think we're at a period where the answer to the question of "what did economists do after the GFC" has become "we wrote hit pieces about some popular science book".
Idk I've always thought of freakonomics as a fun, if silly, popsci book. It's become 'cool' to criticise it the past decade I think.
Good piece. Minor nitpick, but a change of 6 degrees Celsius corresponds to a change of 10 degrees Fahrenheit, not 42. You only add the 32 if you're converting a level degree, not a change.
I haven't read the Freakonomics books but I do listen to the podcasts infrequently (particularly Freakonomics Radio and No Stupid Questions). The podcasts seem rigorous to me, but I'm curious about your thoughts as a subject matter expert.
Love your writing and good piece, but I think we're at a period where the answer to the question of "what did economists do after the GFC" has become "we wrote hit pieces about some popular science book".
Idk I've always thought of freakonomics as a fun, if silly, popsci book. It's become 'cool' to criticise it the past decade I think.
Good piece. Minor nitpick, but a change of 6 degrees Celsius corresponds to a change of 10 degrees Fahrenheit, not 42. You only add the 32 if you're converting a level degree, not a change.