Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Buried by the Wall Street Crash

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford ›

36:01 | Dec 6th, 2019

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Both of the world’s greatest economists, Irving Fisher and John Maynard Keynes, thought they could see into the future and make a killing on the stock market - and then both were wiped out by the Wall...Show More



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rmmiller364 recommended:Aug 11th, 2020

A fascinating, but cautionary, look at people who have tried to predict the future. I especially liked learning some new details about John Maynard Keynes, including his thrilling journey to France in the midst of WWI to buy Degas’s art collection on the cheap. I also did not know he was bisexual! T...Show More

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😊 Delightful
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💡 Educational
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mijustin recommended:Jan 1st, 2020

Fascinating history lesson!

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