Steven D. Levitt, Author, Stephen J. Dubner, Author. Morrow $25.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-06-073132-8 Forget your image of an economist as a crusty professor worried about fluctuating interest rates: ...

Freakonomics Radio has been around for nearly nine years, and the popular podcast is downloaded hundreds of thousands of times each month in Southern California, but when host and creator Stephen J.

Stephen J. Dubner says that he faced a difficult adjustment when moving from covering his one-time subject, economist Steven D. Levitt, to collaborating with him on Freakonomics. On the contrary, ...

Should restaurants ban tipping? It’s a natural question for anyone who cares about economics, employment, cultural mores—or for anyone who’s ever eaten in a restaurant. The question got new life last ...

Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper , by Stephen J. Dubner. William Morrow, 261 pages, $24.95. Where were you on Dec. 23, 1972? Stephen Dubner and I were both watching the A.F.C. divisional playoffs on ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Stephen J. Dubner is an Author with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2006 Interview. The year with the highest average number of views per ...

A consumer’s guide to the best and worst of sports media and merchandise. Ground rules: If it can be read, heard, observed, viewed, dialed or downloaded, it’s in play here. One exception: No products ...