Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
26 people recommended it in 13 threads, 2007–2021.
5 commenters pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
It's an addicting read, and is already causing me to re-evaluate the incentive systems that are everywhere.
It's lame to say that a pop-science book changed my life, but since then I've thought about economics every day.
Black hole blues and songs from outer space (Informative book about the study of space, the political and economic forces standing in the way of science, and the incredible individuals working in this field)
Levitt studies all kind of different everyday questions using economics.
I agree about Freakanomics - it definitely got me thinking about how economics rules the world in one way or another.
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