He wondered if he was in for a Jim Cramer-type beatdown. But it turns out that Jon Stewart gave SuperFreakonomics a thumping endorsement.
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Nice job Steve!
I can’t imagine him doing the same thing he did to Jim Cramer — after all, Freakonomics is a whole other bag of marbles that doesn’t promise to get you rich.
Stewart is not a fan of BS and fear mongering by politicians and the media. As long as you’re not completely fully of BS, then you’re usually in pretty good shape on his show.
I wouldn’t call it a “thumping endorsement.” As Jon said toward the end, “I really have no idea what I’m doing.”
Great interview!
You and Dubner are both informative and entertaining speakers.
Here in Canada the website is blocked out. The friendly statement sends us over to the Canadian comedy channel, where your clip is not available, of course. And we can’t buy the Kindle here either. Geez.
That was a great endorsement…
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You kept claiming that one has to strip away moral beliefs. But this quote contradicts that statement.
It isn’t about paying the price or not; it’s about what is most expedient at least cost. Geo-engineering solutions can be potentially deadly; and we DO NOT KNOW THE COST.
With carbon mitigation, the uncertainty is still significant but far lesser.