Tim Harford is a renowned behavioural economist, Financial Times columnist, bestselling author, and BBC broadcaster. Often described as \u2018Britain\u2019s Malcolm Gladwell\u2019, he is known for combining storytelling, humour, and insight to explore economics, statistics, risk, and everyday decision-making.<\/p>\n
He presents the popular Radio 4 programme and podcast More or Less, which examines misleading statistics and questionable figures used by politicians, businesses, and the media. He has also created programmes including Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy, Cautionary Tales, and How To Vaccinate The World, as well as presenting Channel 4\u2019s Skint: The Truth Behind Britain’s Broken Economy.<\/p>\n
Tim has worked with organisations including Oxford, Shell, and the World Bank. His bestselling debut book, The Undercover Economist, sold almost two million copies and established him as one of the leading accessible writers on economics. His other books include The Logic of Life, Adapt, Messy, and How to Make the World Add Up.<\/p>\n
His work explores topics such as AI, uncertainty, forecasting, failure, innovation, and statistics, drawing examples from areas including aviation, the military, music, and game shows. Tim is a member of Nuffield College, Oxford, and an honorary fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. He has received numerous awards, including the Bastiat Prize for economic journalism and the Royal Statistical Society prize for journalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"