Tim Harford explores the concept of 'the tragedy of the commons', a term coined by American ecologist Garrett Hardin, to reflect on the impact of mankind on the world around us. Show more
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Financial journalist Gillian Tett describes how her background in anthropology led her to predict the financial crisis in 2008. Show more
Professor Jerry Brotton argues that how we see the world depends entirely on where we stand on it, and that each period in history gets the map it deserves. Show more
Tim Harford is joined by Malcolm Gladwell for the first in this new series of talks inspired by ideas in anthropology and the social sciences. Show more
Tim Harford presents a series of talks inspired by ideas in anthropology, culture and the social sciences. This time, Tim and his guests tell intriguing stories inspired by maps. Show more
Tim Harford is joined by David Kilcullen, one of the most influential counter-insurgency experts in the world. He talks about the time-bomb of rapidly-growing coastal mega-cities. Show more
Simon Garfield discusses the mistakes and deceptions in some of our best-loved maps. 'How boring would the world be,' he asks, 'if we knew precisely where everything was?'. Show more
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Tim Harford: The day the geeks took over poker
13 minutes
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Tim tells the story of Chris Ferguson who applied game theory to poker and won - big time. But, as Ferguson would find out, there's always a bigger game.
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Tim Harford: The Indiana Jones of Economics
14 minutes
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Tim Harford tells the story of Bill Phillips - war hero, engineer, crocodile-hunter, and one of the fathers of macro-economics.
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Tim Harford: War Games and Armageddon
14 minutes
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Tim Harford tells the story of Thomas Schelling, an economist who helped America and the Soviet Union to avoid nuclear war.
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Jared Diamond: How Geography Creates History
14 minutes
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The geographer and polymath Jared Diamond argues that apparently slight differences in geography can have profound consequences for the culture and history of nations.
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Tim Harford: Hotpants vs The Knockout Mouse
14 minutes
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Tim Harford weaves together economic ideas with remarkable personal histories in some unusual locations. The presenter of Radio 4's More or Less speaks to an audience from a on... Show more
Tim tells the story of Al Roth, who worked out how to create a clearing-house for kidneys.