Comments on: Three ways SuperFreakonomics went wrong on climate change

By: Stephan Faris - Ground Up – SuperFreakonomics: Jon Stewart gets it wrong on climate change - True/Slant

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:33:01 +0000

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By: Stephan Faris - Ground Up – Rules for Contrarians: Don’t whine - True/Slant

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:15:03 +0000

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By: FAIL: Superfreakonomics « Left as an Exercise

FAIL: Superfreakonomics « Left as an Exercise — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:59:19 +0000

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By: Joseph Childers

Joseph Childers — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:36:18 +0000

Yeah, the first was based a lot on their own work. This one seems like kneejerk contrarianism based on misreading other’s research and wanting to sell books. They’ve done massive damage to their brand.

By: Stephan Faris

Stephan Faris — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:11:09 +0000

Thanks much. Yeah, if that chapter is anything to go by, then it’s best maybe to at least wait for the paperback…

It’s too bad. They’re great writers, and I very much enjoyed their first book. Of course, the material in Freakonomics was drawn from years of research. If the global warming material is anything to go by, it seems they may have scratched bottom.

By: Joseph Childers

Joseph Childers — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:59:02 +0000

Thanks for staying on this story. I was almost going to buy this book, but if they got global warming that wrong, not sure I want to bother reading them about anything else…

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