Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2021-02-27
Steve Levitt & Emily Oster: books mentioned on People I (Mostly) Admire
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Steve Levitt discussed Expecting better by Emily Oster and Cribsheet by Emily Oster.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Expecting better
Expecting Better by Emily Oster is an economics-driven pregnancy guide that uses empirical data to challenge traditional conventional wisdom and rules surrounding prenatal care.
Discussed“and that you decided to write a book for a non-academic audience on pregnancy even though you're an economist and that book of course was called expecting better did you not think that was career suicide”
Where to get it
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Cribsheet
Cribsheet by Emily Oster is a data-driven parenting book that analyzes the empirical research behind early childhood development, sleep, potty training, and nutrition.
Discussed“so creep cheat which is your second book about child ring is very much in the same Spirit as expecting better but in many ways I think harder to write because the data are not nearly as extensive or as conclusive on child during as they are on pregnancy”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Narratives from the crib
“and even before that as a precocious two-year-old her nighttime ramblings lying alone in bed were so remarkable they were tape recorded and analyzed resulting in a book called narratives from the crib which is still in print today”
Passing Narratives from the crib
“Even before that, as a precocious two-year-old, her nighttime ramblings while lying alone in bed were so remarkable that they were tape-recorded and analyzed, resulting in a book called 'Narratives from the Crib,' which is still in print today more than 30 years later, now with an introduction written by Emily Oster herself.”