Levitt unfiltered, and blunt...

TEDTalks : Steven Levitt (2004) When I read freakonomics, I loved the book overall, but didn't particularly like Chapter 3: "Why do Drug Dealers Still Live with their Moms? ".. but now after removing the censure, I find the topic quite interesting. Levitt is certainly a good presenter, but what made it for me this is how he managed in this video of the TED'04 conferences to do an R-rated version of his pitch: He does pronounce the F*** word, and even dares to say that passing from flipping burgers in McDonalds to dealing drugs in a gang, is a "good thing". I can't help but be amazed on how cool it is to get a more direct communication with the source of the information (not filtered anymore by book editors, or content producers). Don't miss the gang-speak for economic terms, in particular the Nash-equilibrium of gangs when having the option to do shooting and generating turmoil on their neighbors, they choose not to do it. Video caption: (from Google Video) Steven Levitt is an economics professor at the University of Chicago and the best-selling author of Freakonomics. In this talk, filmed at TED2004, he goes inside an inner-city gang to examine economic principles at work in the real world. (Recorded February 2004 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 22:00) - More TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com