Bingo 25: On the air I first heard of Freakonomics as an NPR show; I think the radio (aka air-waves) form fits this concept better than the written. Firstly, every chapter in the book opens with some reference to the brilliance of the economist author (the other author is a journalist); granted Steven Levitt does seem pretty unconventional as an economist and I do think his novel approach leads to really interesting insights. However, the repeated reminders of his brilliance start to get irritating. The […]