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hinchgrub  ·  3455 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What book has impacted you the most?

Freakonomics. And for that matter, SuperFreakonomics, but to a lesser extent.

The parts about climate change and abortion changed the way I look at those things entirely. Of course, reading about the similarities between Sumo wrestlers and school teachers was fascinating too.

Would recommend to anyone with a questioning mind. You'll realise how little sense some of our preconceptions make when we look at reality.

(Everyone cheats. A little.)