Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2014-04-24

Books mentioned on 164. Which Came First, the Chicken or the Avocado?

1 book · With Steven Levitt, Amil Hirsch, Jose de Cordova · Listen

When it comes to exercising outrage, people tend to be very selective. Could it be that humans are our least favorite animal?

Steven Levitt discussed Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Think Like a Freak

    Steven D. Levitt; Stephen J. Dubner · at 30:48

    Think Like a Freak by Steven D.

    Discussed
    “And that to me, ultimately, I mean, it's one of the things we talk a lot about in our new book is the power of storytelling. And, you know, both for good and for evil.”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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