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myLot freakonomics commmentary
| Books | | Which book are you reading now? I am reading False Impression by Feffery Archer and I read Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner before this. Both books are quite a read. Which do you like or liked? | |
| | Condoms - the new weapons in the war in Iraq | | Steven D. Levitt of 'Freakonomics' fame has reported in his blog, the use of some innovative tools used by U.S soldiers in Iraq:Because it might be a lifesaver: a soldier can spray the Silly String to look for trip wires around bombs. According to this A.P. article, “Before entering a building, troops squirt the plastic goo, which can shoot strands about 10 to 12 feet, across the room. If it falls to the ground, no trip wires. If it hangs in the air, they know they have a problem. The wires are otherwise nearly invisible.”Silly String is not standard military issue (yet), but rather one of many improvisational tools that U.S. troops have come up with in Iraq. Here are a few more that the article cites: “U.S. soldiers have bolted scrap metal to Humvees in what has come to be known as ‘Hillybilly Armor.’ Medics use tampons to plug bullet holes in the wounded until they can be patched up. Also, soldiers put condoms and rubber bands around their rifle muzzles to keep out sand. And troops have welded old bulletproof windshields to the tops of Humvees to give gunners extra protection. They have dubbed it ‘Pope’s glass.’”No wonder Bush is eager to pull troops out of Iraq. If... | |
| | Self Confessed MYLOT Experts. Trust them?LOL | | Do you trust mylot members who claim to be able to provide you with great tips for earning here at myot, when they have scores of 14 or 265, or whatever? I have earnt about forty dolars with no referrals and only 700 odd as my rating. I don't claim to have all the answers, don't claim that I can make a fortune here. I just plod along and write about what interests me, whether as a discussion or a post. Members that are self confessed experts after a week of being a member...no I don't trust them. I think all their tips and advice is merely a way of generating responses to their discussions. There is only one so far that I have read that sounds even remotely feasible. Whats your opinion? | |
| | Freakonomics | | A very interesting subject of economics by Steven D Levitt.
One of the things they have mentioned in their book is, that the, the rime rate in US has decreased after the legalization of abortion in 1970's.
What is your say on this? | |
| | Freakonmics | | What was the most surprising thing you learned from reading Freakonomics? Do you agree with the authors' findings in regard to education and the reason for the lower crimerate in NYC? | |
| | Do you believe in the Freakonomics behind our names? | | You can google which book this concept came from. The idea is that highly educated mothers pick more creative names. Additionally, our names indicate, to some extent, the level of success we can expect to achieve. | |
| | Does your parents or even your name determine your future? | | My friend sent an email wherein he read a book call Freakonomics. What stayed with him is that Parents in one way or another influences or determines a child's future. So regardless he is in a private school or a public school, he can still be infuenced by his genetic setup. Agree? How about a person's name influencing his future? | |
| | Has anyone read the book Freakonomics? | | I picked up the second and revised edition of this book while waiting for a plane last week, and have found it absorbing reading. Only in a couple of places did I find that the information was just too much. Overall, this is the most interesting non-fiction book I've read in a long time, primarily because it's imaginative in its approach to life and statistics. | |
| | Has Anyone Read "Freak Onomics"? | | I have just bought this book by Steven D.Levitt and Stephen J.Dubner which is described as "A Rogue Economist Explores the Secret Side Of Everything". I like the original way in which the economics of modern world issues are explored and the original topics explored such as "How is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real Estate Agents"? and "Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Mums"? I am up to Chapter 3. Has anyone else read this book and what do you think? | |
| | Frekonomics | | To the layman(such as myself) economics represents a roadblock.Its common knowledge that this wonderful subject provides us certain tools that identify trends
based on empirical data.Indeed,the popular perception of economics is that it deals with such complexities as the nature of money,growth and stock market mechanisms.Thus, when a young Harvard economist says that he can predict almost anything as long as the data is made available,our interest levels are raised.The given book ’Freakonomics’ sets out to explore the hidden side of everything.Lets see how.The two authors are Steven D Levitt,an economist and Steven J Dubner,a journalist.Within the simple framework of this rather thin volume they consider correlations between disparate entities.They probe into the very nature of modern life.The book proves many times over how mundane information can be striking and astonishing if interpreted in the correct way.Its a insider’s view of the very familiar world we live in,but with a twist.Be warned that there are no exciting parts within the book’s narrative-its an uniformly well-written collection of facts and figures.
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myLot freakonomics commmentary
| Books | | Which book are you reading now? I am reading False Impression by Feffery Archer and I read Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner before this. Both books are quite a read. Which do you like or liked? | |
| | Condoms - the new weapons in the war in Iraq | | Steven D. Levitt of 'Freakonomics' fame has reported in his blog, the use of some innovative tools used by U.S soldiers in Iraq:Because it might be a lifesaver: a soldier can spray the Silly String to look for trip wires around bombs. According to this A.P. article, “Before entering a building, troops squirt the plastic goo, which can shoot strands about 10 to 12 feet, across the room. If it falls to the ground, no trip wires. If it hangs in the air, they know they have a problem. The wires are otherwise nearly invisible.”Silly String is not standard military issue (yet), but rather one of many improvisational tools that U.S. troops have come up with in Iraq. Here are a few more that the article cites: “U.S. soldiers have bolted scrap metal to Humvees in what has come to be known as ‘Hillybilly Armor.’ Medics use tampons to plug bullet holes in the wounded until they can be patched up. Also, soldiers put condoms and rubber bands around their rifle muzzles to keep out sand. And troops have welded old bulletproof windshields to the tops of Humvees to give gunners extra protection. They have dubbed it ‘Pope’s glass.’”No wonder Bush is eager to pull troops out of Iraq. If... | |
| | Self Confessed MYLOT Experts. Trust them?LOL | | Do you trust mylot members who claim to be able to provide you with great tips for earning here at myot, when they have scores of 14 or 265, or whatever? I have earnt about forty dolars with no referrals and only 700 odd as my rating. I don't claim to have all the answers, don't claim that I can make a fortune here. I just plod along and write about what interests me, whether as a discussion or a post. Members that are self confessed experts after a week of being a member...no I don't trust them. I think all their tips and advice is merely a way of generating responses to their discussions. There is only one so far that I have read that sounds even remotely feasible. Whats your opinion? | |
| | Freakonomics | | A very interesting subject of economics by Steven D Levitt.
One of the things they have mentioned in their book is, that the, the rime rate in US has decreased after the legalization of abortion in 1970's.
What is your say on this? | |
| | Freakonmics | | What was the most surprising thing you learned from reading Freakonomics? Do you agree with the authors' findings in regard to education and the reason for the lower crimerate in NYC? | |
| | Do you believe in the Freakonomics behind our names? | | You can google which book this concept came from. The idea is that highly educated mothers pick more creative names. Additionally, our names indicate, to some extent, the level of success we can expect to achieve. | |
| | Does your parents or even your name determine your future? | | My friend sent an email wherein he read a book call Freakonomics. What stayed with him is that Parents in one way or another influences or determines a child's future. So regardless he is in a private school or a public school, he can still be infuenced by his genetic setup. Agree? How about a person's name influencing his future? | |
| | Has anyone read the book Freakonomics? | | I picked up the second and revised edition of this book while waiting for a plane last week, and have found it absorbing reading. Only in a couple of places did I find that the information was just too much. Overall, this is the most interesting non-fiction book I've read in a long time, primarily because it's imaginative in its approach to life and statistics. | |
| | Has Anyone Read "Freak Onomics"? | | I have just bought this book by Steven D.Levitt and Stephen J.Dubner which is described as "A Rogue Economist Explores the Secret Side Of Everything". I like the original way in which the economics of modern world issues are explored and the original topics explored such as "How is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real Estate Agents"? and "Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Mums"? I am up to Chapter 3. Has anyone else read this book and what do you think? | |
| | Frekonomics | | To the layman(such as myself) economics represents a roadblock.Its common knowledge that this wonderful subject provides us certain tools that identify trends
based on empirical data.Indeed,the popular perception of economics is that it deals with such complexities as the nature of money,growth and stock market mechanisms.Thus, when a young Harvard economist says that he can predict almost anything as long as the data is made available,our interest levels are raised.The given book ’Freakonomics’ sets out to explore the hidden side of everything.Lets see how.The two authors are Steven D Levitt,an economist and Steven J Dubner,a journalist.Within the simple framework of this rather thin volume they consider correlations between disparate entities.They probe into the very nature of modern life.The book proves many times over how mundane information can be striking and astonishing if interpreted in the correct way.Its a insider’s view of the very familiar world we live in,but with a twist.Be warned that there are no exciting parts within the book’s narrative-its an uniformly well-written collection of facts and figures.
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