Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist
WEBTim is an economist, journalist and broadcaster. He is author of “The Next Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy”, “Messy”, and the million-selling “The Undercover Economist”. Tim is a senior columnist at the Financial Times, and the presenter of Radio 4’s “More or Less”, the iTunes-topping series “Fifty Things That Made ...
Articles - Tim Harford
WEBPanama Disaster 1: Ferdinand De Lesseps, "the Great Frenchman", was convinced that he was the man to build the Panama Canal. No, he wasn't an engineer and no, he'd never actually been to Panama before. But he'd managed to dig the Suez Canal, and everyone had said that... “Thanks to Tim Harford’s characteristic wit and magnetic storytelling ...
Misinformed about misinformation | Tim Harford
WEB1 day ago · It’s not true. A by Ceren Budak, Brendan Nyhan, David M Rothschild, Emily Thorson and Duncan J Watts argues that the commentariat talks about misinformation in a way that is increasingly divorced from rigorous evidence. For example: how much misinformation is there, and in front of whose eyes is it …
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WEBAug 15, 2024 · by Tim Harford | Aug 22, 2024 | Undercover Economist. There are few more depressing scenes than the one painted by the anthropologist Natasha Dow Schüll in her book Addiction by Design. She describes slot-machine players in Las Vegas so absorbed in their gambling that, when one of them collapses after suffering a cardiac...
It’s the uncertainty, not the delay, that gets you in the end
WEBSep 22, 2022 · I first began to conceive of this column three and a half hours before typing these words, as I stood with my wife and children in an impossibly long queue for the Eurostar, snaking across Gare du Nord in 35C heat. The problem was not the delay, but the discomfort, the anxiety and the uncertainty.…
Biography - Tim Harford
WEBOne line biography Tim Harford, “the Undercover Economist”, is a Financial Times columnist, BBC broadcaster, and the author of ten books (most recently "The Truth Detective") and the podcast “Cautionary Tales”. Brief biography Tim is an economist, journalist and broadcaster. He is author of "How To …
The Undercover Economist - Tim Harford
WEBA totally delightful book that educates as well as entertains. The Undercover Economist is a rare specimen: a book on economics that will enthrall its readers. Beautifully written and argued, it brings the power of economics to life. This book should be required reading for every elected official, business leader, and university student.
Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy - Tim Harford
WEBDrawing from the hugely popular BBC radio program and podcast “ 50 Things That Made The Modern Economy,” I discuss the inventions that have transformed the ways we work, play and live. From the plough to artificial intelligence, from Gillette’s disposable razor to Ikea’s Billy bookcase, I recount each invention’s own memorable story ...
Adapt - Tim Harford
WEBAdapt | Tim Harford. When faced with complex problems, we have all become accustomed to looking to our leaders to set out a grand vision, experts to draw up a detailed plan of action, or gurus who can provide us with some infallible solution. In this groundbreaking book, Tim Harford shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most ...
Archives - Tim Harford
WEBAug 22, 2024 · What geeks can learn from sport. by Tim Harford | Sep 5, 2024 | Undercover Economist. For those of us who love sport, the Euros followed by the Olympics have given us a vintage summer. For those of us who love geeking out over data, even more so — because sport, like life itself, is ever more quantified, a world in …