📚 1 Books mentioned in "129. How to Fix Medical Research | People I (Mostly) Admire" of People I (Mostly) Admire
Podcast: People I (Mostly) Admire
Episode: 129. How to Fix Medical Research | People I (Mostly) Admire
Published on April 15, 2024
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Freakonomics
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A lot of the content from the Hartley podcast was used in a rather snarky article that the magazine published titled, 'Why Freakonomics Failed to Transform Economics.'
In this segment, Steve Levitt discusses a critical article titled 'Why Freakonomics Failed to Transform Economics,' which addresses the impact of the book 'Freakonomics,' co-authored by Levitt and Stephen Dubner.
The main argument the article makes is that Freakonomics is a failure because it didn't change economics, but that premise is so absurd that I wasn't sure it deserved rebutting because Freakonomics is a book written for a popular audience.
During the conversation, the host, Steve Levitt, refers to the book 'Freakonomics', discussing its impact and the criticism it faces in the context of economics.