The book is a sequel to the book “Freakonomics”. The authors further retrospect on their own thinking while they wrote the previous book. They find that they could extend their thinking further, and see many aspects of the economy linked to behavior and value system the society holds as Gary Becker states it. Gary Becker won the Nobel prize in 1992. Behavioral economics has now become a field of study.
The book, ‘Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything’ is an interesting book that combines the theories of economics with everyday issues and topics and presents a series of fascinating exercises that are engaging.
how we have to come to our current notions of personal space and individual privacy starting from early human rights in whose egalitarian social structures privacy was all but non-existent all the way down to our data-driven presents where it seems there is a little what we can do to consider our thoughts and actions from those around us.
This book states the story of the turning point of India-US relations. The story is a detailed and fact-filled elaboration of how the events took turns, on India becoming a nuclear power, it’s recovering back from the sanctions and build a position in the world it is at. The book gives an in-depth understanding of the factors which help the country stop or allow to make decisions. One need to look at the political pressures, military balances, neighbours around, your economy and your neighbour’s economy to decide on important aspects like these.
Daniel Kahneman is a psychologist and was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2002 for economics. He is most famous for his work on the psychology of judgment, decision making and behavioral economics. In 2011, Daniel Kahneman (I will further address him as Daniel or the author) released the book Thinking Fast and Slow on these subjects. Thinking fast and slow presents the concepts of how the human mind perceives and analyses its surroundings.
The book is a roller-coaster ride of the life of Edward Snowden. His highs and lows, what, and how his thinking is shaped. What he learns and what he thinks about it on working with CIA.
As Covid-19 increases its’ influences and we are exiting lockdown; we must be extra careful. Even if we stay at home, we are exposed to delivery boys, sabji walas, milkman, and who not. They need to come, to run their business and our households. One never know even after a lot of precautions, that what loophole got one infected.
When oxygen starts decreasing, one does not feel any symptoms, except some tiredness (in form of weakness). This is the time to check your oxygen level through oximeter.
This is the story of a nuclear scientist who after studying in the US, came back to his country and hooked by the agencies and Saddam regime to build the nuclear weapon. This story tells how he slowly got engrossed in building the nuclear weapon. As a commoner, this book tells of what are the complications in achieving the nuclear grade material and how it was just near to be achieved.
An excellent book for preparation of logical reasoning syllabus for any competetive exam.
