A miscellany for your delectation. “Tomorrow, I will be going across channels with zero views, going into their chat, and ...

In 1980s Southern England, intricate crop circles are appearing overnight, and people are desperate for an explanation. Could humans really create something so complex without anyone spotting ...

Last week’s column, with the aid of a pink romantasy bookshop, discussed the way a healthy economy offers “disciplined pluralism”. Discipline means that sooner or later, uneconomic ideas fail.

One hundred years ago, on 16th February 1923, the Tomb of the Pharaoh Tutenkhamun was officially opened. Disturbing the remains of the Egyptian pharaohs is known to incur a deadly curse, so why did a ...

https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/kyoto-the-battle-that-defined-climate-politics-with-joe-robertson Misinformation, double-dealing, character ...

Last week’s column, with the aid of a pink romantasy bookshop, discussed the way a healthy economy offers “disciplined pluralism”. Discipline means that sooner or later, uneconomic ideas fail.

https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/explosives-or-sugar-the-deadly-art-of-distraction-in-putin-s-russia-with-helena-merriman In 1999, a series of ...

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“Thanks to Tim Harford’s characteristic wit and magnetic storytelling, you may not realize you’re getting an advanced course in how to understand the kinds of statistics we’re all faced with every day ...

William the Conqueror undertook a remarkably modern project. In 1086, he began compiling and storing a detailed record of his realm: where everyone lived, what they did and where they came from. 900 ...