JOHN STOSSEL WITH AN HOUR OF RIDDLES THAT MAKE SENSE OF
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING: A LOOK AT THE BESTSELLING BOOK,
�FREAKONOMICS, ON �20/20,� FRIDAY, APRIL 14, ON ABC
Friday is Freaky Friday on �20/20,� as the newsmagazine program looks at everyday experiences in freaky ways based on the bestselling book, �Freakonomics.� The authors of the book, Steven Levitt and Steven Dubner, have teamed up with �20/20� to challenge viewers with some strange riddles about the world we live in. John Stossel�s report on �Freakonomics� airs on �20/20� FRIDAY, APRIL 14 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
Riddles that are explored include:
� How is a beauty pageant contestant like a crack dealer?
� How is an abortion like a prison? The authors say this riddle begins 30 years ago, when crime in much of America seemed out of control.
� Can you put a price on looks? And if so, how can you test that? If you were giving to charity, would you give more or less depending on who showed up at your door?
� How is a child�s car seat like a DVD player? The car seats protect children in car crashes. How would a DVD player do that?
� How are consumers like tamarin monkeys? In this case the �Freakonomics� authors suggest both will do for others what you�d like them to do for you.
� How is a black straight-A student like a Hollywood celebrity? The authors claim they�re both lonely.
Who are the men behind the riddles? Stossel profiles co-author Steven Levitt, the economist who has been called �one of the most brilliant young economists in America� by his co-author Steven Dubner, and has been recognized as perhaps the best economist of his generation. Levitt is the man who solves the problems and who is constantly searching for new ways of understanding behavior.
�20/20� is anchored by Elizabeth Vargas and John Stossel. David Sloan is the executive producer.