Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2015-04-30
Books mentioned on Think Like a Child (Rebroadcast)
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 D. 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? So I'm going to give you a childish answer to that question, which is that my second favorite chapter in the book is to think like a child.”
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 (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged When to Rob a Bank
“On May 5th, Steve Leavitt and I are publishing a new book. It's called When to Rob a Bank and 131 Other Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants. It is, how should I say this, the best book in the history of the printed word.”
Plugged When to Rob a Bank
“So find the pause button on this podcast and go order When to Rob a Bank. Go ahead. I'll wait. Waiting, waiting, waiting.”
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
“Young children's minds, particularly how it is that young children can manage to learn as much as they do about the world as quickly as they do. She's also written books about her research. The Philosophical Baby was one.”
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. Gopnik's work reinforces what the magician Alex Stone told us, that children tend to see things fundamentally differently than adults.”