Tim Harford

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Face-eating leopard or tantrum-prone toddler?

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20 years ago, a book called Freakonomics became an instant bestseller and worldwide sensation. Tim Harford got his hands on the first copy that Steve Levitt ever signed… and promptly sold it on eBay. In this Cautionary Conversation, the pair are reunited to discuss the Freakonomics phenomenon, why Levitt left the hostile world of academia, and how simple changes could revolutionise everything from education to organ donation.

2 weeks ago | timharford.com | Tim Harford

The most interesting architecture story of recent months is neither Adrien Brody’s Oscar for playing an architect, nor Donald Trump’s executive order “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture”. It was the revelation, late last year, that the first building to win the prestigious Stirling Prize is now scheduled to be demolished. The building, the University of Salford’s Centenary Building, was only completed in 1995 and for nearly a decade it has been largely vacant.

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2 weeks ago | timharford.com | Tim Harford

When Britain entered its first Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, many found comfort in evoking the British wartime spirit. A timely hero emerged – Captain Tom Moore, a WWII veteran who walked up and down his garden to raise money for frontline nurses. But when the fundraising switched to a new charity, did anyone think to check where was the money was going? [Apple] [Spotify] [Stitcher]Further readingThis episode relied on the Charity Commission’s report into the Captain Tom Foundation.