Tim Harford
@timharford.ft.com
FT columnist, BBC journalist, author, host of Cautionary Tales, professional nerd.
Dumm und Dümmer : Hitler Invades Florida
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January 13, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Dumm und Dümmer : Hitler Invades Florida
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Liar, Bigamist, Brute: How Isaac Singer liberated women
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January 9, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Liar, Bigamist, Brute: How Isaac Singer liberated women
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January 9, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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Cautionary Tales: Fritterin' Away Genius
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January 2, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Cautionary Tales: Fritterin' Away Genius
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“They fall behind and are slowly crushed”: Board Games and Economics with Richard Garfield
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December 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“They fall behind and are slowly crushed”: Board Games and Economics with Richard Garfield
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Reading Adam Rutherford's "How To Argue with a Racist". Despite the pugnacious title it's largely a fun, readable and highly educational book about genetics (with the occasional glimpse into the worldview of white supremacists). I learned a lot.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Reading Adam Rutherford's "How To Argue with a Racist". Despite the pugnacious title it's largely a fun, readable and highly educational book about genetics (with the occasional glimpse into the worldview of white supremacists). I learned a lot.
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Flixborough: The factory that was wiped off the map
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December 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Flixborough: The factory that was wiped off the map
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Cautionary Club – “What a Bloody Mess we’re in” – Britain’s [REDACTED] Accident
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December 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Cautionary Club – “What a Bloody Mess we’re in” – Britain’s [REDACTED] Accident
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A friend just gave me "The Mathematicians' Library" - early xmas gift. It's a beautiful looking tour of great books of mathematics from history. Lovely reproductions. Can't wait to properly read it.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A friend just gave me "The Mathematicians' Library" - early xmas gift. It's a beautiful looking tour of great books of mathematics from history. Lovely reproductions. Can't wait to properly read it.
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Cautionary Tales - the Disappearance of Grace Oakeshott: timharford.com/2025/12/caut...
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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November 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Cautionary Tales - Kyoto: The battle that defined climate politics (with Joe Robertson)
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November 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Cautionary Tales - Kyoto: The battle that defined climate politics (with Joe Robertson)
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The Treasure Hunt That Broke America - Part 2 (Cautionary Tales)
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November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Treasure Hunt That Broke America - Part 2 (Cautionary Tales)
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Cautionary Tales - The Treaure Hunt that Broke America (Pt 1)
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November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Cautionary Tales - The Treaure Hunt that Broke America (Pt 1)
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Treacle Tears: The Boston Molasses Disaster (Cautionary Club) timharford.com/2025/11/caut...
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Cautionary Tales: The TRUTH about Hansel and Gretel
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October 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Cautionary Tales: The TRUTH about Hansel and Gretel
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Cautionary Tales: Derek Bentley Must Hang
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October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Cautionary Tales: Derek Bentley Must Hang
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The Canal, the Crash, and the Ketamine - I join forces with other Pushkin Industries podcasts for a REIGN OF ERROR
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October 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The Canal, the Crash, and the Ketamine - I join forces with other Pushkin Industries podcasts for a REIGN OF ERROR
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Cautionary Club release has dropped!
"Can You Make A Sherman Tank Float?"
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"Can You Make A Sherman Tank Float?"
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October 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Cautionary Club release has dropped!
"Can You Make A Sherman Tank Float?"
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"Can You Make A Sherman Tank Float?"
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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:
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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:
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October 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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:
www.justgiving.com/page/tim-har...
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:
www.justgiving.com/page/tim-har...
Cautionary Tales - Schrodinger's Spy
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October 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Cautionary Tales - Schrodinger's Spy
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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... www.patreon.com/c/Cautionary...)
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October 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
New York billboards are advertising Cautionary Tales!
Wow. (I think this is Patreon's way of showing some love for my favourite podcast... www.patreon.com/c/Cautionary...)
Wow. (I think this is Patreon's way of showing some love for my favourite podcast... www.patreon.com/c/Cautionary...)
Missing Fish and Fatal Feasts: Ritual and Ruin at the Sun King's Table (Cautionary Tales)
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October 3, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Missing Fish and Fatal Feasts: Ritual and Ruin at the Sun King's Table (Cautionary Tales)
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The "testicular pie chart". A lost art.
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September 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The "testicular pie chart". A lost art.
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Cautionary Tales: True Lies and Genuine Fakes
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September 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Cautionary Tales: True Lies and Genuine Fakes
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