The Guardian view on Freakonomics: quirky, charming and far too ambitious
Editorial: Freakonomics was fun and offered new insights. But its tone of certainty was misleading
Digested read
When to Rob a Bank: The Freakopedia by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner – digested read
‘It would make economic sense if people like us got laid more’
Freakonomics 10 years on: Stephen J Dubner and Steven D Levitt on what they got right and wrong
A decade ago, the first Freakonomics book tied together a number of bright ideas about economics and the modern world in a quirky, accessible way, and sold in vast numbers. Now Freakonomics is a brand in itself – and the two men behind it have as many critics as plaudits
May 2014
Free Thinking: PJ O'Rourke, Steven D Levitt, Stephen J Dubner; Today – review
A trio of great minds hit the stage together while Clive James proved an engaging, kindly and moving presence, writes Miranda Sawyer
Think Like a Freak by Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner – review
Freakofatigue: this latest book from the Freakonomics pair has a couple of compelling stories but is evidence of the overextension of the brand, writes David Runciman
Think Like a Freak extract: joining the dots between hot dogs, Van Halen and David Cameron
In an excerpt from their latest book, Freakonomics authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner reveal how to triumph in eating contests
December 2009
Your books of the decade
What we were reading
The world was rocked by terrorism, climate change became an emergency, celebrity culture moved from our TVs to our bookshelves, and a boy wizard held millions spellbound. Love them or hate them, these are the 50 books that defined the decade
November 2009
The Digested Read podcast
Superfreakonomics by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner
John Crace makes some startling discoveries about the economics of sequel-writing
October 2009
Digested read
Superfreakonomics, by Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner
Superfreakonomics by Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner
Environment blog
Freakonomics without the facts
Kate Sheppard
Cif green
Super freaking wrong
Brad Johnson
Guardian Environment Network
Why Superfreakonomics' authors are wrong on geo-engineering
'Asking people to reduce their carbon emissions is a noble invitation, but as incentives go, it isn't a strong one'
April 2006
A hard look at the facts
It's Steven D Levitt and Stephen J Dubner's focus on the numbers that makes Freakonomics so compelling, says Nicholas Lezard.
August 2005
The Editor press review
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D Levitt & Stephen J Dubner, condensed in the style of the original.
July 2005
Keynes was never this much fun
The provocative and entertaining Freakonomics is a testament to Steven D Levitt's eclectic approach to economics, says Stephen Bayley.
June 2005
Why bagels could hold the key to human behaviour
Sumo wrestlers, Chicago school teachers, drug dealers who live with their mothers and even the humble bagel - rogue economist Steven Levitt says it's the little things in life that help explain the way the world works. The author of Freakonomics, the book that has taken the US by storm, talks exclusively to Gary Younge.
May 2005
A new F-word: Freakonomics
John Sutherland
John Sutherland: Underneath Steven Levitt's mask of playful Jim Carrey freakery is hard-core Reagonism and Thatcherism.
