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    You Have Reached Your Destination

    You Have Reached Your Destination

    FromCautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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    You Have Reached Your Destination

    FromCautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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    Length:
    33 minutes
    Released:
    Dec 27, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    We may mock our ancestors for seeking the advice of oracles, soothsayers and psychics, but today we rely heavily on computer programs and math formulas to help us navigate our world. If we continue to follow them unthinkingly, should we be surprised when we end up in unexpected and dangerous places?
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    Released:
    Dec 27, 2019
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable life 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” and “The Undercover Economist”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, daring heists and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.