# Tim Harford
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Timothy Douglas Harford (born 1973) is an English economist, broadcaster and journalist who lives in Oxford.He is the author of four economics books and writes his long-running Financial Times column, "The Undercover Economist", syndicated in Slate magazine, which reveals the economic ideas behind everyday experiences. His column in the Financial Times, "Since You Asked", ran between 2011 and 2014 and offered a sceptical look at the news of the week.
== Education ==
Harford was educated at Aylesbury Grammar School and then at Brasenose College, Oxford.
Episode 53: Embrace the Chaos
Many of us spend lots of time and energy trying to get organized. We KonMari our closets, we strive for inbox zero, we tell our kids to clean their rooms, and our politicians to clean up Washington. But Economist Tim Harford says, maybe we should embrace the chaos. His new book is Messy: The Power …
Cautionary Tales - Aliens in Wilshire
Cautionary Tales is one of my favourite podcasts, which I think you’ll love too if you haven’t already heard of it. So we're doing an episode swap for Halloween!
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Were Hansel and Gretel Murderers? The Satire Half of Germany Believed (Grimm series 4/5)
Hansel and Gretel were really two adult bakers who murdered a rival in the Spessart forest in 1647 to steal her gingerbread recipe. That's what a 1963 book claimed, and half of Germany believed it. The catch: it was a satire by the cartoonist Hans Traxler. In episode 4 of my Grimm series, I look at…
The Pendle Witches | Cautionary Tales
What’s better than a witch story on Halloween? Today, we’ve got a special episode from Cautionary Tales’ Tim Harford to share. Back in 1612 Lancashire, a chance roadside argument between a peddler and a teenage girl spirals into England's most notorious witch trial, after the peddler is struck down…
A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity | Tim Harford
What can we learn from the world's most enduringly creative people? They "slow-motion multitask," actively juggling multiple projects and moving between topics as the mood strikes -- without feeling hurried. Author Tim Harford shares how innovators like Einstein, Darwin, Twyla Tharp and Michael Cri…
A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity | Tim Harford
What can we learn from the world's most enduringly creative people? They "slow-motion multitask," actively juggling multiple projects and moving between topics as the mood strikes -- without feeling hurried. Author Tim Harford shares how innovators like Einstein, Darwin, Twyla Tharp and Michael Cri…
How frustration can make us more creative | Tim Harford
Challenges and problems can derail your creative process ... or they can make you more creative than ever. In the surprising story behind the best-selling solo piano album of all time, Tim Harford may just convince you of the advantages of having to work with a little mess.
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How frustration can make us more creative | Tim Harford
Challenges and problems can derail your creative process ... or they can make you more creative than ever. In the surprising story behind the best-selling solo piano album of all time, Tim Harford may just convince you of the advantages of having to work with a little mess.
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A Tale from the Crypt
In the late 19th century, the small rural community of Exeter, Rhode Island, found itself at the center of a chilling tale that blurred the lines between folklore and medical mystery. Tim Harford, host of the Cautionary Tales podcast, joins us in this episode to unravel it all. This is the story of…
Case File | Cautionary Tales | Pepsi's Deadly Number Shuffle
Cautionary Tales is the podcast that explores history's biggest missteps,and asks what we can learn from them. Whether it's a botched crime, a film flop, or a catastrophic plane crash, there is always a lesson. Each episode brings together storytelling, social-science analysis, and carefully crafte…
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