Podcasts that mention 📚 Superfreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

We had just written SuperFreakonomics; Stephen Dubner and I, our second book, and we had worked with a bunch of environmentalists on global warming. We had this chapter where we talked about global warming, and I think it was a thoughtful and honest chapter.

In this segment, Steve Levitt recalls writing his second book, SuperFreakonomics, alongside Stephen Dubner. He discusses the collaboration with environmentalists on global warming and reflects on a specific chapter that offered a thoughtful and honest perspective on the issue.

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And a prediction that I made that I wish hadn't been true but turned out to be quite true was Stephen Dubner in the book Super Freakonomics. We suggested that because of private incentives, the attempts to rein in carbon emissions just weren't going to work, and we predicted that the globe would struggle to control our emissions of greenhouse gases, and many people were angry at us.

In this segment, Steve Levitt discusses a prediction from the book they co-authored with Stephen Dubner, 'Super Freakonomics'. He reflects on their assertion that private incentives would hinder effective attempts to control carbon emissions, a prediction that has unfortunately proven correct.

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Stephen Dubner and I wrote about solar geoengineering in our book SuperFreakonomics back in 2009, and we were strong supporters.

In this segment, host Steve Levitt discusses the book 'SuperFreakonomics', which he co-authored with Stephen Dubner. He highlights their strong support for solar geoengineering, a topic they covered in their 2009 publication.

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And yet, when you and I spoke a few years ago, you mentioned that you believed SuperFreakonomics had set back the field of geoengineering by five years and slowed down progress and research.

In a previous conversation, guest David Keith expressed that he believes the book 'SuperFreakonomics' has had a detrimental impact on the field of geoengineering, suggesting it caused a five-year setback in research and progress.

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To be honest, I've looked back at that section of SuperFreakonomics in the past five or ten years, and in preparation for our conversation, I reread it, and I have to admit that what you just criticized was true: it was somewhat starry-eyed and overly optimistic regarding what we could achieve.

In preparation for the conversation, host Steve Levitt discusses revisiting the section on geoengineering from his book 'SuperFreakonomics', recognizing the criticisms about its overly optimistic outlook.

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