Rowan Tree and Red Thread

I finished Tim Harford's new 'popular economics' books a couple of days ago. Another enjoyable economist's take on a multitude of human behaviours explained with a light touch by Harford much as in his earlier book 'The Undercover Economist'. A bit depressing in places, for example the underlying economic incentives to sexism and racism, and published too early to have any real examination of the recent market crashes and recession/depression/end of the world.

Good fun in all, and Harford is an author I'll watch in future.

[He appeared on the Colbert Report recently for those interested, particularly in oral sex and Pepsi. I don't have the link to hand from my phone, unfortunately.]