tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post7020107880514326569..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Superfreakonomics Is Getting RippedRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-71932676059533245192009-10-18T23:14:31.125-04:002009-10-18T23:14:31.125-04:00Bob
I never thought of the authors of Freakonomic...Bob<br /><br />I never thought of the authors of Freakonomics as "on our side". But I agree with you whether they are or not should not prevent you from critiquing. My brief reading of Feakonomics at the book store lead me to conclude they weren't serious and so given my limited amount of time not worth critiquing. My lack of patience is probably why I am not a scholar.<br /><br />Efinancialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-68446441356155746882009-10-18T18:21:20.225-04:002009-10-18T18:21:20.225-04:00Efinancial:
On the solar panel stuff, the issue i...Efinancial:<br /><br />On the solar panel stuff, the issue is what the new material is covering up. So if a dark solar panel is covering a dark roof, it doesn't really matter. But yes, I thought it was ironic that Caldeira is possibly making the same mistake.<br /><br />However, planting trees doesn't reduce the need for electricity derived from burning fossil fuels. So if you ignore Bob Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001108408649311528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37709789107981816492009-10-18T15:33:35.086-04:002009-10-18T15:33:35.086-04:00Tim Lambert critiques Superfreakonomics in one ins...Tim Lambert critiques Superfreakonomics in one instance by lampooning their contention that the black color of solar cells contributes to global warming, mitigating any benefit of the solar cells. Lambert claims this shows they misunderstand the true cause of global warming (CO2). Yet Caldiera (super hero scientist of global warming)made exactly that argument about the dark color of tree leaves Efinancialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40526731817837876002009-10-18T00:18:44.455-04:002009-10-18T00:18:44.455-04:00Heh that was a good review. Here is my review of F...Heh that was a good review. Here is <a href="http://mises.org/story/1817" rel="nofollow">my review</a> of Freakonomics. (If you follow the link, be sure to read the footnotes.)Bob Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001108408649311528noreply@blogger.com