Superfreakonomics

Picture Me -- Professional Models Battle In the Freakonomics Tournament

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Steven Friedman

I recently chatted with director Ole Schell after previewing his latest film, Picture Me which opens this week in NY.

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Jon Stewart's Oddly Uneducated Views on Climate Change

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Winston

Stewart kept acting put out that addressing climate change won't be as simple as switching from buggies to cars. Steward always half jokes, but he's usually far more educated about what he's commenting on.

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Book Review Round-Up

Posted 05.25.2011

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We're back again with your weekly book review round-up: Neverland: J. M. Barrie, the Du Mauriers and the Dark Side of "Peter Pan", Piers Dudgeon The...

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SUPERFREAKONOMICS

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's the only thing that could top Freakonomics Meet the PROFESSORS, PROSTITUTES, DOCTORS, INVENTORS, PSYCOLOGISTS, and OTHER REAL-LIFE CHARACTER...

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Even If They're Right, the Superfreakonomics Guys Only Have Half an Answer

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Energy, Superfreakonomics, Geoengineering, Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Green News
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

Even if geoengineering works magnificently to cool down the Earth (and right now, that's definitely an "if"), it won't meet growing energy demand from countries like India and China.

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Superfreakonomics Will Misinform Readers on Climate Science

Melanie Fitzpatrick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Melanie Fitzpatrick

The forthcoming SuperFreakonomics, written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, plays fast and loose with the scientific consensus on climate change.

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NY-23: Hoffman Tells GOP Clean Energy Bill Lie, Completely Botches it

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josh Nelson

Doug Hoffman is dangerously out of touch. Recent false statements he made on cap-and-trade tell it all.

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Superfreakonomics On Drunk Driving vs. Drunk Walking: Relevant or Ridiculous? (VOTE)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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A couple of weeks ago, before the publication of Superfreakonomics, the follow up to the bestselling Freakonomics by New York Times "Freakonomics" col...

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Global Warming Is Real: Statisticians Reject Global Cooling Claims

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book.

Only one problem: It's not true, according to several independent statisticians who analyzed temperature data for The Associated Press.

The case that the Earth might be cooling partly stems from recent weather. Last year was cooler than previous years. It's been a while since the super-hot years of 1998 and 2005. So is this a longer climate trend or just weather's normal ups and downs?

In a blind test, the AP gave temperature data to four independent statisticians and asked them to look for trends, without telling them what the numbers represented. The experts found no true temperature declines over time.

"If you look at the data and sort of cherry-pick a micro-trend within a bigger trend, that technique is particularly suspect," said John Grego, a professor of statistics at the University of South Carolina.

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SuperFreakonomics Authors Forced To Answer Critics

Posted 05.25.2011

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Since we posted the video and teaser for SuperFreakonomics, the follow up to the bestseller Freakonomics, there's been an outcry from scientists over ...

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Missing the SuperFreaking Point (and Ignoring the Business Case for Green)

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Winston

The authors of SuperFreakonomics fail to mention that the process of shifting to a low-carbon economy has enormous upsides completely aside from the benefits to climate balance.

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Greens Have Finally Got the Big Mo

David Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Roberts

Since the summer, greens have had one good break after another. Unlike after An Inconvenient Truth, the latest dramas are not pop culture events, but political achievements inside the Beltway.

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