Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2014-05-22
Books mentioned on 168. Think Like a Child
When it comes to generating ideas and asking questions it can be really fruitful to have the mentality of an eight year old. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company.
Stephen Dubner discussed Think Like a Freak by Steven D. Levitt and others. Steven Levitt discussed Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Think Like a Freak
Think Like a Freak by Steven D.
Discussed“We've just published our third book together, Think Like a Freak. Hey, Levitt, what's your favorite chapter in Think Like a Freak?”
Where to get it
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“In our first book, Freakonomics, we analyzed the bagel man's payment data and wrote up the findings. What the payment rates told us about honesty as it relates to the size of a company, time of year, company morale, things like that.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Fooling Houdini
“Well, my name is Alex Stone. That's him. And I'm a journalist, author of a book on magic and science called Fooling Houdini and a lifelong magic enthusiast and performer.”
Passing The Philosophical Baby
“She's also written books about her research. The Philosophical Baby was one. The Scientist in the Crib was another.”
Passing The Scientist in the Crib
“She's also written books about her research. The Philosophical Baby was one. The Scientist in the Crib was another.”