Tim Harford
@TimHarford
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Author How To Make The World Add Up (UK) / The Data Detective (US). Cautionary Tales podcast. Undercover Economist at the FT. BBC More or Less. Views my own.
Oxford
Joined April 2009
Oo, first glimpses inside The Truth Detective, which is out next week! Ollie Mann has done a wonderful job bringing my ideas to life. For those asking, the book is aimed at 9-13 year olds, although I keep having to confiscate my copy from the grown-ups...
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Great fun at the Oxford Half today - and a good warm-up for the London Marathon. Overwhelmed by the support so many people have given to Teenage Cancer Trust. We're through £7000 now! Thank you. If you fancy chipping in some more, here's the link: https://t.co/dWGYqnsyJb
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Great fun at the Oxford Half today - and a good warm-up for the London Marathon. Overwhelmed by the support so many people have given to Teenage Cancer Trust. We're through £7000 now! Thank you. If you fancy chipping in some more, here's the link: https://t.co/dWGYqnsyJb
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This is your last chance to vote for @PascalWyse and his incredible, immersive, quirky, funny sound design on #CautionaryTalesPod... https://t.co/pMX7TOCy3j Please send him (and us) your support!
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I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.
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Should we put a high price on work visas?
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[FREE TO READ] The US wants to make the immigration of skilled workers more expensive; the UK cheaper. Who’s wrong?
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This is your last chance to vote for @PascalWyse and his incredible, immersive, quirky, funny sound design on #CautionaryTalesPod... https://t.co/pMX7TOCy3j Please send him (and us) your support!
vote.signalaward.com
I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.
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New York billboards are advertising Cautionary Tales! Wow. (I think this is Patreon's way of showing some love for my favourite podcast... https://t.co/4m8aOSZQDG)
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Missing Fish and Fatal Feasts: Ritual and Ruin at the Sun King's Table (Cautionary Tales) https://t.co/9kFvlKa9Aq
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Loved the conversation between Brian Eno and Ezra Klein. One of the rare skills Eno has is to discuss potentially-pretentious topics with neither a trace of pretension nor a trace of post-modern irony. He says insightful things in a straightforward way.
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His book "What Art Does" is short and thought-provoking and original.
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is an invitation to explore this vital question. It is a chance to understand how art is made by all of us. How it creates communities, opens our worlds, and can transform us. Curious and playful,...
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Loved the conversation between Brian Eno and Ezra Klein. One of the rare skills Eno has is to discuss potentially-pretentious topics with neither a trace of pretension nor a trace of post-modern irony. He says insightful things in a straightforward way.
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Missing Fish and Fatal Feasts: Ritual and Ruin at the Sun King's Table (Cautionary Tales) https://t.co/9kFvlKa9Aq
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In praise of Digital ID https://t.co/uJ93w8Gckw
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[FREE TO READ] Well-designed, it could strengthen the protection of important liberties
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I finally had a chance to read the @TimHarford piece that so many seemed to be ... I don't know ... triggered by. While the terminology is unfamilar, what he was saying was both familiar and correct.
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Why the mathematics used in economics for decades needs a rethink
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Don't Panic! Loved this conversation with Arvind Ethan David about how Douglas Adams was a master of the cautionary tale. https://t.co/UDgjGIYRNl
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Great to see three nominations for Cautionary Tales - including best music AND best sound design by our magician @PascalWyse
We’ve been nominated for multiple @signalawards (no big deal😏)! Huge shoutout to our amazing producers, and an even bigger thanks to YOU for tuning in❤️🎧 Vote for your fave show here 👉 https://t.co/HCsnwy2kmf
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