Some weekend recommendations
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@timharford.ft.comThe run is tomorrow. Wish me luck!
Tim Harford
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FT columnist, BBC journalist, author, host of Cautionary Tales, professional nerd.
@timharford.ft.com@timharford.ft.com@timharford.ft.comReposted by @timharford.ft.comCautionary Tales – When Aliens Landed in Wiltshire
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@timharford.ft.comReposted by @timharford.ft.comNo idea if this is a good sign or not, but I pinged awake at five this morning full of ideas about what I might say.
If you're in or can get to Birmingham on 9 November, come along and learn the secrets of happiness!
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@timharford.ft.comReposted by @timharford.ft.comAI Lessons from your affectionate uncle, SCREWTAPE
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@sarahoconnorft.ft.comReposted by @timharford.ft.comAn absolute masterclass in short-form writing this, from @timharford.ft.com It even has a twist! www.ft.com/content/f5d0...
@timharford.ft.comReposted by @timharford.ft.comIs the modern economy a bit... samey?
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@timharford.ft.comCautionary Tales – When Aliens Landed in Wiltshire
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@timharford.ft.comNo idea if this is a good sign or not, but I pinged awake at five this morning full of ideas about what I might say.
If you're in or can get to Birmingham on 9 November, come along and learn the secrets of happiness!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/the-b...
@timharford.ft.comIs the modern economy a bit... samey?
timharford.com/2026/10/is-t...
@xkcd.comReposted by @timharford.ft.comMore weird and worrying questions
Watch the latest What If? video in collaboration with
@minuteearth.bsky.social!
@timharford.ft.comAI Lessons from your affectionate uncle, SCREWTAPE
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@sarahoconnorft.ft.comReposted by @timharford.ft.comExcellent chart-filled exploration of why govt bond yields have risen this year, from @chrisgiles.ft.com www.ft.com/content/a616...
@timharford.ft.comThank you!
@timharford.ft.comReposted by @timharford.ft.comThe race is on Sunday - wish me luck! Any further donations very very welcome. Thank you so much to all the people (many anonymous) who have pledged their hard-earned already. It's so kind.
@timharford.ft.comThe race is on Sunday - wish me luck! Any further donations very very welcome. Thank you so much to all the people (many anonymous) who have pledged their hard-earned already. It's so kind.
@timharford.ft.comReposted by @timharford.ft.comCautionary Tales is going all in on Halloween, with spooooky new episodes each week this month. As a palate-cleanser, however, one of my all-time favourite episodes: The Mummy's Curse!
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@timharford.ft.comReposted by @timharford.ft.comI was wrong about Bad Girl Books
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@timharford.ft.comCautionary Tales is going all in on Halloween, with spooooky new episodes each week this month. As a palate-cleanser, however, one of my all-time favourite episodes: The Mummy's Curse!
timharford.com/2026/10/caut...
@timharford.ft.comReposted by @timharford.ft.comThe sewing machine. The washing machine. The dishwasher. Which technologies truly liberate us from drudgery?
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