Traffic jams, heatwaves and hidden charges: you know they’re coming but somehow they are impossible for the holiday-maker to dodge. This summer, after online comparison shopping, we paid a vast sum for the privilege of collecting a hire car in Germany but dropping it off in Italy. Surprise surprise, when we reached the Avis office…

Tim Harford

26.09.2025

Cautionary Tales – Don’t Panic! Douglas Adams’ Guide to Tomorrow (with Arvind Ethan David) | Tim Harford

https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast/ Writer Douglas Adams, best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, used science fiction and satire to warn us about potential dangers in our future, from artificial intelligence to social media. In this Cautionary Conversation, Tim is joined by Arvind Ethan David, author of the new audiobook Douglas Adams: Ends of the Earth, to discuss why…

Tim Harford

03.10.2025

Cautionary Tales – Missing Fish and Fatal Feasts: Ritual and Ruin at the Sun King’s Table | Tim Harford

https://omny.fm/shows/cautionary-tales-with-tim-harford/playlists/podcast/ In the gilded court of Louis XIV, 17th Century France, manners are everything. Where to sit, how to eat, what to wear - any misstep is costly. No one knows this better than François Vatel, the greatest party planner in all of France. Tonight, Vatel must deliver the ultimate banquet, a chance for his master to rise…

Tim Harford

03.10.2025

If AI lifts off, will living standards follow? | Tim Harford

Once artificial intelligence really gets going, how fast can the economy grow? Five per cent a year? Ten per cent? Fifty per cent? Name your number. If you want press coverage, make it a big one. ARK Invest, an investment manager focused on disruptive innovations, has argued that 7 per cent real GDP growth is…

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How to dodge the tourist traps | Tim Harford

Cautionary Tales – Don’t Panic! Douglas Adams’ Guide to Tomorrow (with Arvind Ethan David) | Tim Harford

Cautionary Tales – Missing Fish and Fatal Feasts: Ritual and Ruin at the Sun King’s Table | Tim Harford

If AI lifts off, will living standards follow? | Tim Harford

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