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|SuperFreakonomics ignites a SuperStorm of criticism
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
A few years ago, authors Steven Leavitt and Stephen Dubner wrote the bestseller, Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything.
Their follow up—out yesterday– is called SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance. As the provocative title suggests, they are wading into climate change.
Early response to chapter 5 on climate change has been hostile. The book is being widely panned for scientific and economic inaccuracies, repetition of discredited ideas about global cooling, as well as false portrayals of the lead scientists interviewed.
Here’s the low down:
- Joe Romm at ClimateProgress (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8)
- RealClimate (part 1)
- Paul Krugman (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4)
- Union of Concerned Scientists (part 1)
In their defense, Levitt and Dubner argue they are not contesting climate warming, only considering possibilities for how to cool it with geoengineering.
Here’s their response (part 1, part 2).
Update (10/23): Not surprisingly, Climate Change Skeptics Embrace “Freakonomics” Sequel.
Update (10/24): Paul Krugman (part 5)
Tags: geoengineering, superfreakonomics
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