2026-07-24T13:12:55Z https://nostr.ae Tim Harford :verified: https://nostr.ae/npub1rqwzl9z5jqg3cj3krdj6w57qd667rf9yfzvfwkljqkvyecls27jsygspp9 https://econtwitter-media.mwt.me/accounts/avatars/109/364/091/085/661/368/original/5aafb56a20302180.png https://econtwitter-media.mwt.me/accounts/avatars/109/364/091/085/661/368/original/5aafb56a20302180.png https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw92kwdye9c370kq7xqphcx494pa8w765kfxulhr2sef8s6j2t7mgzyqvpctu52jgpz8z2xcdktf6ncphttcdy53yf396m7gzesn8r7pt62phntqx Cautionary Tales – Arsenic and Lace: The Trial of the Yorkshire Witch, with Maddy Pelling<br/><br/><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast">https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast</a><br/><br/>Mary Bateman lived in York in the late 18th Century, an age that prized rational thought. Many people still longed to believe in the old ways and Bateman used this to her advantage<br/><br/><a href="https://timharford.com/2026/07/cautionary-tales-arsenic-and-lace-the-trial-of-the-yorkshire-witch-with-maddy-pelling/">https://timharford.com/2026/07/cautionary-tales-arsenic-and-lace-the-trial-of-the-yorkshire-witch-with-maddy-pelling/</a><br/><br/>#CautionaryTales 2026-07-31T05:01:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9ka0xrj8xjsqdt3sm8j8mm09ll9ea3m6mq738xjw6ppmhju6x3pszyqvpctu52jgpz8z2xcdktf6ncphttcdy53yf396m7gzesn8r7pt628es2ju Chatbots make stuff up. Why do we believe them anyway?<br/><br/>Marathon day. An early train into London, then an unfamiliar journey across a race-disrupted city from Paddington to Blackheath, all in good time for the start of the race. I was nervous, of course, but was cheered by the sight of another bib-wearing runner — more experienced at marathons, less familiar with London. <br/><br/>Me<br/><br/><a href="https://timharford.com/2026/06/chatbots-make-stuff-up-why-do-we-believe-them-anyway/">https://timharford.com/2026/06/chatbots-make-stuff-up-why-do-we-believe-them-anyway/</a><br/><br/>#UndercoverEconomist 2026-06-04T17:22:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvms4uetqdk7e77nr7zps3md7lkw4ecrmac92xekqkfh8samejt2gzyqvpctu52jgpz8z2xcdktf6ncphttcdy53yf396m7gzesn8r7pt622wayfd Cautionary Tales – The WOW Machine Stops (Part 2)<br/><br/><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast">https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast</a><br/><br/>Tony Hsieh, the billionaire CEO of Zappos, is passionate about community. He pours his time, energy and fortune into building a network of like-minded people - first in Las Vegas, then Park City, Utah. But Tony&#39;s quest to build connection soon spirals into iso<br/><br/><a href="https://timharford.com/2026/01/cautionary-tales-the-wow-machine-stops-part-2/">https://timharford.com/2026/01/cautionary-tales-the-wow-machine-stops-part-2/</a><br/><br/>#CautionaryTales 2026-01-23T05:01:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrd6qkrq7qy34tdfkxatusclg2qwyzg356fswkgvlh0p6ln77tfyczyqvpctu52jgpz8z2xcdktf6ncphttcdy53yf396m7gzesn8r7pt6255072c Cautionary Tales – A deadly day at the races: What radical protest can and cannot do<br/><br/><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast/">https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast/</a><br/><br/>After years of campaigning for votes for women, the Suffragettes emerge at the turn of the 20th Century. Their motto, &#39;Deeds Not Words&#39;, heralds the start of more radical actions, includin<br/><br/><a href="https://timharford.com/2025/09/cautionary-tales-a-deadly-day-at-the-races-what-radical-protest-can-and-cannot-do/">https://timharford.com/2025/09/cautionary-tales-a-deadly-day-at-the-races-what-radical-protest-can-and-cannot-do/</a><br/><br/>#CautionaryTales 2025-09-19T06:01:07Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspw7n9s3lgsz05alu92cd5h7lf4xsxm8vyhkjepa5v4nvrnktg4hqzyqvpctu52jgpz8z2xcdktf6ncphttcdy53yf396m7gzesn8r7pt62kky7g4 Cautionary Tales – “I get in trouble when I say things like this”… Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried<br/><br/>Acclaimed author Michael Lewis discusses his time with Sam Bankman-Fried and why he thinks both high finance and Effective Altruism shaped the &#39;Crypto King&#39;s&#39; worldview, ultimately landing him in jail. Plus, we hear about the peo<br/><br/><a href="https://timharford.com/2025/07/cautionary-tales-i-get-in-trouble-when-i-say-things-like-this-michael-lewis-on-sam-bankman-fried/">https://timharford.com/2025/07/cautionary-tales-i-get-in-trouble-when-i-say-things-like-this-michael-lewis-on-sam-bankman-fried/</a><br/><br/>#CautionaryTales 2025-07-11T05:01:06Z