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'''''Superfreakonomics''''' is a non-fiction book by [[University of Chicago]] economist [[Steven Levitt]] and [[New York Times]] journalist [[Stephen J. Dubner]], released in early October 2009 in Europe and on October 20, 2009 in the United States. The book is a sequel to their successful ''[[Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything ]]''. The book has produced controversy over its section on [[global warming]].
'''''Superfreakonomics''''' is a non-fiction book by [[University of Chicago]] economist [[Steven Levitt]] and [[New York Times]] journalist [[Stephen J. Dubner]], released in early October 2009 in Europe and on October 20, 2009 in the United States. The book is a sequel to their successful ''[[Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything ]]''.
The book's contrarian chapter “What do Al Gore and Mount Pinatubo have in common?” on [[global warming]] has been criticized by scientists and economists over [http://climateprogress.org/2009/10/19/anatomy-of-a-debunking-yes-caldeira-says-superfreakonomics-is-damaging-to-me-because-it-is-an-inaccurate-portrayal-of-me-and-filled-with-many-statements-that-are-misleading-statements-a/ misquotes], [http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/global_warming_contrarians/book-superfreakonomics.html misrepresentations] and [http://leftasanexercise.simulating-reality.com/?p=90 mistakes].


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Revision as of 21:26, 21 October 2009

SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
AuthorSteven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
PublisherWilliam Morrow
Publication date
October 20, 2009
Publication placeUS
Media typeHardcover
Pages288
ISBN0060889578
Preceded byFreakonomics 

Superfreakonomics is a non-fiction book by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner, released in early October 2009 in Europe and on October 20, 2009 in the United States. The book is a sequel to their successful Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything . The book's contrarian chapter “What do Al Gore and Mount Pinatubo have in common?” on global warming has been criticized by scientists and economists over misquotes, misrepresentations and mistakes.