Just read this rather fun book spanning across quite an eclectic scope. Landsberg is one of my fav economics writer who has a snarky sense of humor and gets you thinking about obvious stuff.

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Is it anything like Freakanomics?

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It is. While freakonomics majorly contended with understanding the hidden side of public policy or government decisions like effects of Roe v Wade on crime rates or contesting Gladwell's views on things like the 10k hr rule, this book costs a wider net and uses economic and mathematical thinking to deliberate upon questions from philosophy metaphysics moral virtue etc

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