Steven Levitt
Birthday: 29 May 1967
Birth Name: Steven David Levitt
Steven Levitt was born on May 29, 1967 as Steven David Levitt. He is a writer, known for Freakonomics (2010), Tavis Smiley (2004) and The Daily Show (1996).
Wall Street is populated by a bunch of people whose primary goal is to make money, and the rules are Show more
Wall Street is populated by a bunch of people whose primary goal is to make money, and the rules are pretty much caveat emptor. Hide
Go out and collect data and, instead of having the answer, just look at the data and see if the data Show more
Go out and collect data and, instead of having the answer, just look at the data and see if the data tells you anything. When we're allowed to do this with companies, it's almost magical. Hide
The most obvious things are often right there, but you don't think about them because you've narrowe Show more
The most obvious things are often right there, but you don't think about them because you've narrowed your vision. Hide
You'd be a fool or a deluded idealist to think ethics would be prominent on Wall Street. That is not Show more
You'd be a fool or a deluded idealist to think ethics would be prominent on Wall Street. That is not a statement against people in the money business, just a fact. Hide
I do think that the standard media is controlled by the conventional wisdom about global warming. We Show more
I do think that the standard media is controlled by the conventional wisdom about global warming. We've come to believe - from reading a lot of articles and talking to a lot of scientists - that there's another side to be heard. Hide
The major challenge facing most foundations is that they are risk averse. This inhibits their abilit Show more
The major challenge facing most foundations is that they are risk averse. This inhibits their ability to experiment and commit to the experimentation and innovation process. Hide
If you really accept that global warming puts the world at risk, then you think you would be open to Show more
If you really accept that global warming puts the world at risk, then you think you would be open to any solution that could undo it. Hide
As I see it, most major philanthropists have been bullied into giving. They feel social pressure to Show more
As I see it, most major philanthropists have been bullied into giving. They feel social pressure to give. It has become a cost of doing business. Hide
I think the problem with schools is not too many incentives but too few. Because of tenure, teachers Show more
I think the problem with schools is not too many incentives but too few. Because of tenure, teachers' unions, and the fact that teachers generally aren't observed in their classrooms, they can do whatever they want in class. Hide
Data, I think, is one of the most powerful mechanisms for telling stories. I take a huge pile of dat Show more
Data, I think, is one of the most powerful mechanisms for telling stories. I take a huge pile of data and I try to get it to tell stories. Hide
Good social media is authentic. What makes social media work is actually having something to say.
Good social media is authentic. What makes social media work is actually having something to say.
Steven Levitt's FILMOGRAPHY
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