"Superfreakonomics" takes on some unusual questions

Superfreakonomics
Superfreakonomics
Courtesy of Steve Levitt and Stephen Dubner

Why are doctors so bad at washing their hands? Did television cause a rise in crime? Those questions, and many more, are answered in the new book, "Superfreakonomics." The authors of that book, economist Steve Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner, spoke at the Commonwealth Club of California about their work.

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