Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2023-08-26
Books mentioned on Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Planet | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 346
Stephen Dubner discussed The Wizard and the Prophet by Charles C. Mann, The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich, and Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. Charles C. Mann discussed Road to Survival by William Vogt. Nathan Myhrvold criticized 30 Things Your Family Can Do to Save the Earth by The Earth Works Group.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Wizard and the Prophet
The Wizard and the Prophet by Charles C.
Discussed“that fight and those two World Views are the subject of Charles Mann's latest book which he wound up calling the wizard and and the profit”
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The Population Bomb
The Population Bomb is a 1968 book by biologist Paul R.
Discussed“when Charles Mann was in college there was a book that showed up on the reading list in several classes ecology you know political science demography so he had the chance to read it several times it was called the population bomb”
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Road to Survival
Discussed“and he put this all together in a book it's now forgotten but was hugely influential called road to survival it was published in 1948 and it's the first modern we're all going to hell book”
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Silent Spring
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is a groundbreaking environmental science book published in 1962 that documented the devastating ecological effects of pesticides like DDT, ultimately launching the modern environmental movement.
Discussed“vote's work inspired the first best-selling environmental book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson”
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30 Things Your Family Can Do to Save the Earth
Critiqued“to give an example there was a little book that was popular a few years ago called 50 simple things you can do to save the world”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Population Bomb
“and books like you know the population bomb and Al Gore's first book Earth and the balance the limits to growth all these great environmental classics all stem directly from his work”
Passing Limits to Growth
“and books like you know the population bomb and Al Gore's first book Earth and the balance the limits to growth all these great environmental classics all stem directly from his work”
Passing Earth in the Balance
“and books like you know the population bomb and Al Gore's first book Earth and the balance the limits to growth all these great environmental classics all stem directly from his work”
Passing Climate Justice
“she also published a book called climate Justice in 2018.”
Passing The Wizard and the Prophet
“Charles Mann's book remember is called The Wizard and the prophet to remarkable scientists and their dueling Visions to shape Tomorrow's World”