The Shortest Histories of Everything: Andrew Ford and Andrew Leigh in conversation

The Shortest Histories of Everything: Andrew Ford and Andrew Leigh in conversation

Recorded live at the Sydney Writers’ Festival on 23 May 2025, I sat down with composer and writer Andrew Ford to discuss our latest books — The Shortest History of Music (Ford) and The Shortest History of Economics (Leigh).

We explored how to distil complex subjects without losing their essence and why brevity can still hold truth.

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Discussing Battlers and Billionaires with Richard Glover

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Healthy Surprises: How Randomised Trials Can Challenge Conventional Wisdom and Debunk Dogma

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On 9 April 2024, I spoke at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s Danks Leaders in Science seminar, on the topic “Healthy Surprises: How Randomised Trials Can Challenge Conventional Wisdom and D...

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