Tim Harford @TimHarford
Author How To Make The World Add Up (UK) / The Data Detective (US). Cautionary Tales podcast. Undercover Economist at the FT. BBC More or Less. Views my own. timharford.com Oxford Joined April 2009-
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Big news of the day... the BBC Domesday project lives on in the form of this walkthrough of Brecon in 1985 brecon-domesday.bagpuss.org We call all be grateful to a loyal listener for the tip off. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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I think we're closing the fundraising any day now. Nearly £20,000 raised for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Just amazing. Thank you. (And feel free to RT or to chip in at the last minute if you wish.)
Well, it’s been a long road since I raced the dinosaurs at a New Year’s Day parkrun. I’ve managed various niggles (knee, glute, achilles… yawn).
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Fundraising for the amazing Teenage Cancer Trust still open - link below. We're so close to £20,000, which is pretty incredible. If anyone wants to chip in towards getting us over the line... thank you!
Well, it’s been a long road since I raced the dinosaurs at a New Year’s Day parkrun. I’ve managed various niggles (knee, glute, achilles… yawn).
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