Catching up with the guys from Freakonomics

Yesterday I had a chance to catch up on a few weeks of blog posts over on the Freakonomics blog. I found out that their book is going to be made into a documentary; each story will be told by a different set of directors. One set of directors is looking for ideas from Freakonomics fans. An earlier post had an interview with Vijay, co-author of Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future. Vijay answers questions on economic incentives in the automobile industry, why abolishing cars is only half right and what the car of the future looks like. And finally, Stephen debates how compelling book blurbs actually are. For him, book blurbs are of little importance. I have to say I'm on that bandwagon, too. Especially since, the occasional quote is prefabricated by publishers and signed off by blurb-ers. Of course, this isn't always the case but makes you wonder.