Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford Episodes Available now
Steel and Kindness: Clash of the Skyscrapers
Paul Starrett has just won a major building contract, but will everything go to plan?
The Nice Guy, the Bully and the Kiss
Leo Durocher would stop at nothing to win.
Fritterin鈥� Away Genius
Are restlessness and "fritterin'" important parts of a rich and creative life?
The Human Guinea Pigs of Camp Lazear
Is it time to start thinking differently about experimenting on humans?
Embracing the Escape Fire (with Adam Grant)
When the consequences of letting our ideas become part of our identity.
Flying Too High: AI and Air France Flight 447
Panic has erupted in the cockpit of Air France Flight 447...
Run, Switzer, Run: The Women Who Broke the Marathon Taboo
Until the 1960s, it was deemed too "dangerous" for women athletes to run longer distances
Adidas v Puma: A Battle of Boots and Brothers
Adi and Rudi Dassler made sports shoes together - until a feud erupted between them.
The Revenge of the Whales
How much is what we think we understand about the natural world shaped by human guilt?
When the Robots Take Over... - Cautionary Questions
Does winning the lottery make you unhappy? Is Bitcoin bad for the economy?
