Did poison, radiation or a deadly fungus kill those who entered the pharaoh's tomb? Or was it a curse?
Is the famous fairy tale actually a true crime story?
Was the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel - the story of a woodcutter’s children abandoned in the woods and left at the mercy of a witch - in fact, early true crime? A hit book - The Truth About Hansel and Gretel - said that historical records pointed to …
Is the famous fairy tale actually a true crime story?
Tim discusses new research on the Jack the Ripper murders with historian Hallie Rubenhold.
The story of Jack the Ripper we all know... is wrong. Tim Harford talks to historian Hallie Rubenhold (host of Bad Women: The Ripper Retold) about her research that dispels many of the myths about the awful murders that terrified London in 1888 - and how she's putting the victims …
Tim discusses new research on the Jack the Ripper murders with historian Hallie Rubenhold.
Tim Harford brings you an episode of The Happiness Lab podcast about the hurt of getting turned down.
We’re excited to share with you the new season of Revisionist History, Malcolm Gladwell’s podcast that re-examines something from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time. We’ve got to warn you, the new season is completely unbound. Malcolm Gladwell is finally out of the house, …
Introducing you to the Foreign Policy podcast with cautionary tales from the world of espionage.
The woman who was key to the creation of Monopoly was denied of her share of the credit and the profits.
Lizzie J. Magie (played by Helena Bonham Carter) should be celebrated as the inventor of what would become Monopoly - but her role in creating the smash hit board game was cynically ignored, even though she had a patent. Discrimination has marred the careers of many inventors and shut others …
The woman who was key to the creation of Monopoly was denied of her share of the credit and the profits.
The woman who was key to the creation of Monopoly was denied of her share of the credit and the profits.
Microsoft Excel is great for business accounts... but maybe don't use it to track a deadly disease.
Microsoft Excel is great for business accounts... but maybe don't use it to track a deadly disease.
Microsoft Excel is great for business accounts... but maybe don't use it to track a deadly disease.
The British Government promised to create a "world-beating" system to track deadly Covid 19 infections - but it included an outdated version of the off- the-shelf spreadsheet software Microsoft Excel. The result was disastrous. When under pressure or lacking in expertise we can all be tempted to use a tool …
Microsoft Excel is great for business accounts... but maybe don't use it to track a deadly disease.
The Bomber Mafia is the new audiobook by Revisionist History host Malcolm Gladwell.