I quickly devoured this short book by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Freakonomics “relies on data rather than hunch or ideology to understand how the world works.” This appeals to me since I try to make decisions based … Continue reading
Some of our Grandchildren are occasional or even frequent readers of this web site, and this book contains heavily mature information. I don’t want them to read this book. I reviewed Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner … Continue reading
This book by economist Steven D. Levitt and New York Times writer Stephen J. Dubner was published in 2005, and I wish I hadn’t waited this long to read it. It describes how “experts” manipulate information to their advantage. Any … Continue reading
Extreme prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity due to a combination of organ immaturity and iatrogenic injury. Until now, efforts to extend gestation using extracorporeal systems have achieved limited success. Here we report the development of … Continue reading
Slavery, Jim Crow, and mass incarceration – are these the evolution of racism in America? The New Jim Crow is written by Michelle Alexander, a civil rights lawyer and associate professor at Stanford Law School. She says that over ten … Continue reading
You’ve probably heard of Freakonomics, a book that has expanded to an empire that looks at how economics drives human behavior in unexpected and sometimes troubling ways. One of their most memorable topics was Chicago drug gangs. Most gang members … Continue reading