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Bigger, better and more controversial, the international bestselling "Freakquel" is here in a super-deluxe, super-illustrated edition. Steven Levitt, the original rogue economist, and Stephen Dubner look deeper, question harder and uncover even more hidden truths about our world, from terrorism to shark attacks, cable TV to hurricanes. They ask, among other things: what's a sure-fire way to catch a terrorist; are people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness; which cancer does chemotherapy work best for; and, why is saving the planet easier than we think. With this illustrated edition, Levitt…mehr

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Bigger, better and more controversial, the international bestselling "Freakquel" is here in a super-deluxe, super-illustrated edition. Steven Levitt, the original rogue economist, and Stephen Dubner look deeper, question harder and uncover even more hidden truths about our world, from terrorism to shark attacks, cable TV to hurricanes. They ask, among other things: what's a sure-fire way to catch a terrorist; are people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness; which cancer does chemotherapy work best for; and, why is saving the planet easier than we think. With this illustrated edition, Levitt and Dubner bring alive their unique analysis and storytelling with an explosion of visual evidence to reveal the world in a bold, new way. Seeing is believing...
Autorenporträt
Steven Levitt, geb. 1967 in Boston, zeichnete sich schon während seines Studiums der Wirtschaftswissenschaften in Harvard durch sein unkonventionelles Denken aus. Seit 1999 hält Levitt eine Professur an der University of Chicago und ist Herausgeber des 'Journal of Political Economy'.

Stephen J. Dubner hat von 1994 bis 1999 als Herausgeber und Journalist für das 'New York Times Magazine' gearbeitet. Heute schreibt Dubner free lance u.a. für den New Yorker, die Washington Post und Time.