Out of Context Podcast QuotesNov 5
"And if 'Emma Stone' had been in larger type than 'La La Land', Faye Dunaway wouldn't have blurted out the name of the wrong film." - TIM HARFORD, Cautionary Tales, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #CautionaryTales #NationalRedheadDay #TimHarford
Peter HanecakOct 26

Dezinfo nie je nova vec. Davnejsie (aj ked urcite nie prve) pouzitie je z 50-tych rokov 20. storocia v rezii tabakovych firiem, ktore potrebovali spochybnit (vtedy novy) poznatok, ze fajcenie sposobuje rakovinu.

p.s.: Aj by som to rad dal textom, ale text s URL/deep-linkou nie je, tak aspon takto, obrazkami z knihy "Ako spocitat svet" od #TimHarford.

MutineerOct 16
#timharford #immigration @TimHarford Dear Tim, thank you for again speaking up at the face of ignorance
https://timharford.com/2025/10/the-uks-problems-arent-caused-by-immigration/
David HaighMay 8, 2025

#TimHarford does an excellent job of covering strategies on how to do without #Trump.

Sometimes, it makes sense to plant irises and listen to the birds.

https://timharford.com/2025/05/how-to-do-without-the-donald/

How to do without the Donald

Face-eating leopard or tantrum-prone toddler? It would be nice to know the answer, because it would tell us how much attention we need to pay to Donald Trump’s latest outburst. (I don’t know what t…

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Discover My EuropeApr 7, 2025

I am very happy to share today my latest review on ‘The Data Detective’ by Tim Harford.

Read it here on my blog BooksIlike.eu: https://booksilike.eu/tim-harford-the-data-detective/

#BookReview #Statistics #DataLiteracy #TimHarford #BooksIlikeEu

Tim Harford: The Data Detective

Overview ‘The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics’ by Tim Harford is a guide to understanding and interpreting statistics in a world where data is increasingly prevalent. Harford, known for his engaging writing style, breaks down complex statistical concepts into ten simple

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Discover My EuropeJan 13, 2025

With my latest book review, I invite you to discover the hidden stories behind everyday innovations with Tim Harford's “The Next Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy”.

Read it here: https://booksilike.eu/tim-harford-the-next-fifty-things-that-made-the-modern-economy/

#TimHarford #ModernEconomy #Innovation #EconomicHistory #MustRead

Tim Harford: The Next Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy

Overview "The Next Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy" by Tim Harford is a fascinating exploration of fifty additional inventions that have significantly influenced the modern world. Following the success of his previous book, Harford delves into a diverse array of innovations, from the br

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Out of Context Podcast QuotesNov 14, 2024
"Jimmy Kimmel, the host of the Oscars that evening, jokingly blamed it all on Beatty." - TIM HARFORD, Cautionary Tales, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #CautionaryTales #JimmyKimmel #HappyBirthdayJimmyKimmel #TimHarford
Out of Context Podcast QuotesNov 5, 2024
"The winner is Emma Stone." - TIM HARFORD, Cautionary Tales, 99% Invisible #99PercentInvisible #99pi #CautionaryTales #NationalRedheadDay #TimHarford
A land fit for all our futuresJul 22, 2024

One for #BBC's #MoreOrLess perhaps?

#TimHarford claims in #Skint that "Economic #growth doesn’t have to destroy the planet" and "In the UK we’ve had huge amounts of economic growth in my lifetime, & yet our emissions of carbon dioxide per person have more than halved"

but #KevinAnderson looks more deeply at these claims

https://climateuncensored.com/skint-a-political-doctrine-masquerading-as-data-driven-analysis/

#ClimateChange #economics

Skint: a political doctrine masquerading as data-driven analysis? - Climate Uncensored

A comment on the Tim Harford and Channel 4’s Skint: The Truth About Britain’s Broken Economy and how the hand waving dismissal of the climate challenges

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Kenny KravitzJul 4, 2024

Watched and enjoyed this new Tim Harford one-off documentary about the fundamental problems holding Britain back (spoiler: it's all Tories and people pretending not to be Tories).

Doesn't go into massive depth but is the sort of thing that could help a lot of people see through the prevailing neoliberal dogma. If only they watched it

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/skint-britains-broken-economy-signed

#UKPol
#Economics
#TimHarford
#UndercoverEconomist
#Channel4