Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2017-11-02
Books mentioned on 307. Thinking Is Expensive. Who’s Supposed to Pay for It?
Corporations and rich people donate billions to their favorite think tanks and foundations. Should we be grateful for their generosity — or suspicious of their motives?
Stephen Dubner discussed World Without Mind by Franklin Foer.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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World Without Mind
World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech by Franklin Foer is a blend of memoir and critique examining the monopolistic dominance and societal dangers posed by major technology corporations.
Discussed“Foer recently published a book called World Without Mind, The Existential Threat of Big Tech. It's part memoir, part screed against the dominance of the big tech firms.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Everything is Illuminated
“So I have two brothers, Jonathan, who's written a good number of novels, including Everything is Illuminated.”
Passing Moonwalking with Einstein
“And I got a younger brother named Josh, who is a science writer, who wrote a book called Moonwalking with Einstein.”
Passing World Without Mind
“The event was actually in support of Franklin Foer's book. I did not part ways with Barry Lynn for anything to do with Google.”