Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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When the Robots Take Over... - Cautionary Questions

Tim Harford is joined by Jacob Goldstein to answer your questions. Does winning the lottery make you unhappy? Is Bitcoin bad for the economy? When does correlation imply causation? And what will Tim and Jacob do when the robot overlords come for their jobs? We love hearing from you, so please keep your questions coming: tales@pushkin.fm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Darwin's Grandpa and the Art of Sex Appeal

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  The Edinburgh Body Snatchers: Murder at Halloween

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  Cautionary Tales Presents: Death Fraud and Other Risky Business

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  The Poet Who Toppled The British Empire

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  Reason, Wrath and Rebellion on the High Seas

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  Steel and Kindness: Clash of the Skyscrapers

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  The Nice Guy, the Bully and the Kiss

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  Tim's Tolkien Obsession & Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power

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  The Human Guinea Pigs of Camp Lazear

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  Embracing the Escape Fire (with Adam Grant)

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  Cautionary Tales Presents Vultures from Lost Hills: Dark Canyon

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  Flying Too High: AI and Air France Flight 447

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  Run, Switzer, Run: The Women Who Broke the Marathon Taboo

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  Adidas v Puma: A Battle of Boots and Brothers

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  The Revenge of the Whales