Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford Episodes Available now
How the Radium Girls Fought Back
Tim Harford and Kate Moore discuss how the "Radium Girls" took on their employers.
Glowing Peril: The Magical Glitter That Poisoned a City
No-one saw this horrifying radiation accident coming. Should they have?
Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop
Why some botched competitions ruin businesses, while others short-change consumers.
The Curse of Knowledge Meets The Valley of Death
How assuming others understand exactly what we are thinking gets people killed.
The Dunning Kruger Hijack (and Other Criminally Stupid Acts)
The height of stupidity is being too stupid to know you are stupid...
Catching a KiIler Doctor
A doctor who killed hundreds of patients left us clues... but why couldn't we see them?
The Art Forger, the Nazi, and "The Pope"
Being clever doesn't protect us from scams...
Florence Nightingale and Her Geeks Declare War on Death
How the famed nurse battled to save lives...using statistics, graphs and colored pens.
Martin Luther King Jr, the Jewellery Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking
Some speeches help us dream of a better world鈥hile others become the stuff of nightmares
You Have Reached Your Destination
If your world relies on fortune tellers, GPS or algorithms...you may end up in a bad spot
