{"id":219,"date":"2007-01-19T20:22:40","date_gmt":"2007-01-20T01:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2007\/01\/19\/85-freakonomics\/"},"modified":"2011-04-16T00:34:27","modified_gmt":"2011-04-16T04:34:27","slug":"85-freakonomics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2007\/85-freakonomics\/","title":{"rendered":"8.5 Freakonomics"},"content":{"rendered":"

A lot tighter than Junk Science, this book targets a few completely random subjects with statistical analysis, most often with unpredictable results. Crime related to abortion rates, the true hazards of daily life (e.g., wet bathroom floors – ala Gavin de Becker), nature vs. nurture, etc. What makes the book resonate is the truth that bubbles up from the clinical statistical approach – any presumption is fair game, resulting in some great insights. I wish Junk Science had felt that true.<\/p>\n

P.S. Thanks to Gary, he’s been my source for current popular nonfiction lately. :><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A lot tighter than Junk Science, this book targets a few completely random subjects with statistical analysis, most often with unpredictable results. Crime related to abortion rates, the true hazards of daily life (e.g., wet bathroom floors – ala Gavin de Becker), nature vs. nurture, etc. What makes the book resonate is the truth that … Continue reading 8.5 Freakonomics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-reviews"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9M0Zg-3x","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":218,"url":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2007\/40-junk-science\/","url_meta":{"origin":219,"position":0},"title":"4.0 Junk Science","author":"m","date":"January 19, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"This book proposes an interesting premise - in corporate-owned capitalist America, we all know we're constantly bombarded with deceptive exaggerations and even bold-faced lies. 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