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A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.A collection of documentaries that explores the hidden side of human nature through the use of the science of economics.
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Tempestt Bledsoe
- Self
- (archive footage)
Tarô Akebono
- Self
- (as Akebono)
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Did you know
- TriviaLian Amado's debut.
- Quotes
Steven Levitt - Author: The closest thing to a worldview, I would say, in "Freakonomics," is that incentives matter. Not just financial incentives, but social incentives and moral incentives.
- ConnectionsFeatures It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- SoundtracksAve Maria
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Amy Butler and Mary Jane Newman
Courtesy of X5 Music Group
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A few of the issues addressed in the book are examined: cheating, paying students, crime.
The crime segment was interesting as statistics were actually used. I didn't quite understand how the percentages were developed for why crime decreased. I do find it interesting that Roe v. Wade is used to explain the reduction of crime in the late 1980s.
I guess I didn't quite follow the sumo controversy too carefully. That a match that doesn't much matter is "thrown" doesn't bother me. When an NFL team has secured a spot in the playoffs, it often doesn't play its stars in a meaningless end of season regular game. I liken the sumo situation to that.
Freakonomics is thought provoking. For that, it is recommended. Treat yourself to an interesting flick.
The crime segment was interesting as statistics were actually used. I didn't quite understand how the percentages were developed for why crime decreased. I do find it interesting that Roe v. Wade is used to explain the reduction of crime in the late 1980s.
I guess I didn't quite follow the sumo controversy too carefully. That a match that doesn't much matter is "thrown" doesn't bother me. When an NFL team has secured a spot in the playoffs, it often doesn't play its stars in a meaningless end of season regular game. I liken the sumo situation to that.
Freakonomics is thought provoking. For that, it is recommended. Treat yourself to an interesting flick.
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,900,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $101,270
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $31,893
- Oct 3, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $122,216
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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