Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist
Tim 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 …
Biography - Tim Harford
Brief biography. Tim is an economist, journalist and broadcaster. He is author of “How To Make the World Add Up” / “The Data Detective”, “Messy”, and the million-selling “The Undercover …
The Undercover Economist - Tim Harford
A 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 …
Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy - Tim Harford
Drawing 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 …
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Oct 3, 2024 · Cautionary Tales – The Poet who Toppled the British Empire. by Tim Harford | Oct 11, 2024 | Cautionary Tales. India, 1930. Sarojini Naidu is marching towards a British …
Messy - Tim Harford
Tim Harford shows that if you want to be creative and resilient, you need a little more disorder in your world. It’s a masterful case for the life-changing magic of cluttering up’. Messy: How To …
Archives - Tim Harford
Dec 23, 2021 · Year: 2021 How to make New Year’s Resolutions that you will keep. by Tim Harford | Dec 29, 2021 | Marginalia. As David Epstein @DavidEpstein recently pointed out in …
The billable hour is a trap into which more and more of us are falling
May 26, 2022 · But perhaps more relevant today than ever is that the billable hour encourages us to view all time as fungible. If time is money, that’s as true for 6am on Christmas morning as it …
How To Make The World Add Up - Tim Harford
In his excellent book, How to Make The World Add Up, economist Tim Harford delineates 10 lessons to help us better understand new statistics or data.”. The Daily Telegraph. “An …
Undercover Economist - Tim Harford
Mozart and Haydn were composing string quartets a quarter of a millennium ago, when the industrial revolution was in its infancy. Since then, the scale of the world economy has …