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Freakonomics Trailer

The hit book is now a (hopefully) hit movie, filled with whimsical visuals and...well, economics...that are freaky.

Video posted by Alex on Aug. 19, 2010

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Harlo37on Aug. 19, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.
I am always in favor of learning in a fun way. I'm in.
dvorakon Aug. 19, 2010 at 12:09 p.m.
Infographics: The Movie
thabigredon Aug. 19, 2010 at 12:13 p.m.
I really liked the book, especially the chapter 4 (I believe it was this one) that posed the idea that abortion has lead to lower crime rate in US. The thing is that the freakonomics guys have been under a lot of flak by other economists for not being very professional in how they present their data.
HassleInTheCastleon Aug. 19, 2010 at 12:13 p.m.
Seems a lot like Food Inc, which I enjoyed, but with a little more humor which is always good
dudegloveon Aug. 19, 2010 at 12:19 p.m.
The bit in the book on drug dealing was great. I wonder if they'll include the section on Roe vs. Wade lowering crime rates.
GiveUpNedon Aug. 19, 2010 at 1:11 p.m.
Looks great! I'm looking forward to this.
Iconon Aug. 19, 2010 at 1:13 p.m.
@harlo37 said:
" I am always in favor of learning in a fun way. I'm in. "
Exactly
WalkerTR77on Aug. 19, 2010 at 1:17 p.m.
I fucking love freakonomics, can't wait for this. I wonder if they will tone down the whole abortion/crime thing in the movie since people seem to get upset about it. Hoping there's an extensive portion about drug dealers, it was my favorite part of the book.
GiveUpNedon Aug. 19, 2010 at 1:19 p.m.
Watch an HD trailer here:  http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=456483558114&ref=mf
pepperon Aug. 19, 2010 at 1:41 p.m.
This somehow looks pretty good.
MrMazzon Aug. 19, 2010 at 1:59 p.m.
this looks great 
Chainsawleonon Aug. 19, 2010 at 2:06 p.m.
Looks fun. Now I want to go read the book. 
Sideburnon Aug. 19, 2010 at 2:12 p.m.
Book was a bit hit and miss - let's hope they focus on the former.
Tom_Pinchuk staff on Aug. 19, 2010 at 4:13 p.m.
Both of the books were really fascinating. Very eye-opening, creative applications of economic principles to the world.
Preacheron Aug. 19, 2010 at 8:05 p.m.
I love speculative non-fiction like Malcom Gladwell, Jonah Lehrer and Radiolab. We're living in a renaissance of science being entertaining and making a point beyond objective data. Having someone spin the facts a certain way makes the world far more interesting than the uncertainty we live with day to day.
Theresonlyoneon Aug. 20, 2010 at 9:21 a.m.
That flim looks fascinating.
ArbitraryWateron Aug. 20, 2010 at 9:35 a.m.
Yes. I will watch a movie version of one of my favorite non-fiction books.
Lydian_Selon Aug. 20, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
Looks interesting but that trailer really told me very little about what this is meant to be.
HattieSandelsonon Aug. 24, 2010 at 5:30 a.m.
The books look interesting but this trailer doesn't sell me on the movie.
Roddykaton Sept. 3, 2010 at 6:03 a.m.
Two words: instant queue
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