Friday, January 21, 2011

Freakonomics (2010)

If you’ve read the book, then you know what the movie is about.  A myriad of filmmakers bring to life chapters from the amazing book of the same name by economists Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.  Exploring the rampant cheating in Sumo wresting, if your name makes you more like to secure a good life, and if Roe V. Wade inadvertently created a drop in crime, the movie—as in the book—raises interesting questions.  Using statistics to prove or disprove theories, Freakonomics, the movie and the book are insightful.

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