Ed Gordon talks with Steven Levitt, author of The New York Times best-seller Freakonomics, which examines human motivations through an economic lens. Which is more dangerous? A gun or a swimming pool?

The first Freakonomics book--which applied economic theory to sumo wrestlers, drug dealing, and the dynamics of naming babies--was not without controversy. (The discussion surrounding its release ...

If you’ve not read the book or listened to the podcast Freakonomics, check it out some time. It provides a singularly unique way of looking at societal, technological and business trends. For example, ...

We all know, Stephen Dubner said, that drunk driving greatly increases the likelihood of a fatal car crash. But, Dubner and his business partner, economist Steven Levitt, found that you are eight ...

Steven Levitt, author of the book Freakonomics, delivers a lecture entitled "Beyond Freakonomics" yesterday at the Penn Museum. Levitt discussed his inspirations and the process behind writing a book ...

Reading or listening to any of the Freakonomics phenomenon of 20 years ago felt like standing at the top of a three-legged fire tower: The perspective was interesting, but you felt as if it could ...