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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2011-10-25

Books mentioned on 46. Misadventures in Baby-Making

1 book · With Geert-Jan Olsder, Mara Hvistendahl, Steve Levitt, Stephen Quake · Listen

We are constantly wowed by new technologies and policies meant to make childbirth better. But beware the unintended consequences.

Steve Levitt discussed Statistical Abstract of the United States.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Statistical Abstract of the United States

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    Discussed
    “He was in the library one day, just leafing through the statistical abstract of the United States. And I was shocked to see the number, a million abortions a year.”
    Steve Levitt 46. Misadventures in Baby-Making 2011-10-25
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Passing Unnatural Selection
“I am a Beijing-based correspondent with Science Magazine and the author of Unnatural Selection, Choosing Boys Over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men.”
Mara Hvistendahl 46. Misadventures in Baby-Making 2011-10-25
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