Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

The Rogue Dressed as a Captain

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford ›

33:16 | Nov 15th, 2019

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One crisp morning in Berlin, in 1906, a small group of soldiers were led on an extraordinary heist by a man they believed to be a Captain. So how did an ageing nobody in a fake uniform trick them into...Show More



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serena recommended:Dec 20th, 2019

Damn. Covers so many things. If nothing else, listen at the 27 min mark to hear how height likely played a major role in the results of the 2016 US presidential election (although all the other stories in this podcast were also highly informative)

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