Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. New episodes every Friday.

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Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop (Classic)

Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop (Classic)

Pepsi twice ended up in court after promotions went disastrously wrong. Other big companies have fallen into the same trap - promising customers rewards so generous that to fulfil the promise might me...

1 Elo 202535min

Fire at The Beverly Hills Supper Club (Update)

Fire at The Beverly Hills Supper Club (Update)

It's been five years since Cautionary Tales ran a mini-series about the Covid-19 pandemic, exploring the lessons we were learning in real time as the crisis unfolded. 'Fire at The Beverly Hills Supper...

25 Heinä 202532min

"Captain Kirk Forgot to put the Machine on Stun"

"Captain Kirk Forgot to put the Machine on Stun"

Lying on the cold metal table, Voyne Ray Cox knew the drill. This was his ninth round of cancer treatment - which is why he was certain that what happened next couldn't be right. He heard a sizzling s...

18 Heinä 202540min

"I get in trouble when I say things like this" - Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried

"I get in trouble when I say things like this" - Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried

Acclaimed author Michael Lewis discusses his time with Sam Bankman-Fried and why he thinks both high finance and Effective Altruism shaped the 'Crypto King's' worldview, ultimately landing him in jail...

11 Heinä 202545min

Grand Theft Automated: How to Save a Trillion Lives

Grand Theft Automated: How to Save a Trillion Lives

A radical thought experiment transforms the lives of a new breed of philanthropists, as they follow the logic of altruism to extraordinary lengths. The most famous convert to the Effective Altruism mo...

4 Heinä 202538min

The Man who Solved Kindness

The Man who Solved Kindness

George Price is on a mission to prove that human kindness is real. He's seen the latest research suggesting any altruism is ultimately selfish and finds it deeply depressing. George decides to learn t...

27 Kesä 202537min

The Shark That Ate Hollywood: Jaws at 50

The Shark That Ate Hollywood: Jaws at 50

Steven Spielberg thought his career was finished. He was behind schedule, his actors were fighting, the crew were mutinous and worst of all, his shark was broken. It looked like Jaws was destined for ...

20 Kesä 202538min

Le Mans 55: The Deadliest Race

Le Mans 55: The Deadliest Race

The annual Le Mans 24 Hour race brings in hundreds of thousands of spectators to watch the giants of motor racing put their endurance to the ultimate test. Every year, technology improves and the cars...

13 Kesä 202539min

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