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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
As file sharing continues to hit the music industry hard, is quality diminishing along with the sales?
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
In an age when current affairs is a misnomer, ‘nowcasting’ is the future, says Tim Harford
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Friday, November 25, 2011
Benford’s Law is a surprisingly straightforward way of spotting dodgy data. It would certainly have caught out Greece, says Tim Harford
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Rather than risking all for the sake of petty gains, should we tolerate mini setbacks in return for one big payday?
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Why do people spend valuable time and effort contributing for free to Wilkipedia, Amazon and other websites? By Tim Harford
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Could new cities with their own special laws be the answer to global poverty? One radical economist thinks so
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Research shows that forecasters tend to flock together – and their predictions are usually wide of the mark
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Manufacturing iPhones in China reputedly adds $1.9bn to America’s trade deficit. But is it worth worrying about?
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Why Albert Einstein was a hopeless forecaster.
And why foxes are likely to make better leaders than hedgehogs
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Does good management matter? New research suggests it can have a big impact on companies’ productivity
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