IRB Intro Post #1

Freakonomics is a book that I recently came across by suggestion from a classmate.  Although I have never heard about it before this past week, I feel like I will really enjoy this novel.  The book was written by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.  Levitt is an economics professor at the University of Chicago and also won the John Bates Clark Medal, which awards influential economists for their work.  Dubner is a former editor and writer at The New York Times Magazine.  This book covers studies performed about everyday life, not just economic situations.  I think a book like this will be perfect for me.  However, after hearing just the title, I wasn't so sure.  I have never been a fan of economics, or studying the economy.  After reading only the back of the book, though, I was immediately intrigued.  This book covers much more than just economic studies.  The author takes the information he finds, and reveals a different way of looking at something or thinking about something.  Of course, the author does include applications of that information to the economy.  I am really excited to dive in to this book, and I hope I will gain some new knowledge about economics in the process.