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The Data Detective with Tim Harford Part One

Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger - March 13, 2021 08:01 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us.  Our guest this weekend, Tim Harford, says that's a mistake.  In his latest book, The Data Detective, Harford says we shouldn’t be suspicious of statistics, we need to understand what they mean and how they can impro...

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Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy with Tim Harford

Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger - September 28, 2017 07:01 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
How many of you rode an elevator today? Or Googled something? Or use index funds in your financial lives? I’m going to guess all of you did at least one of those things.  I’m also going to guess that you probably didn’t realize that those three things are among the 50 inventions that shaped the...