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The Rogue Dressed as a Captain

Humans aren't as obedient as we鈥檙e made out to be鈥�but we still fall easily for fraudsters

• 33 mins

La La Land: Galileo's Warning

Giving an Oscar to the wrong film proved that some safety systems can increase mistakes.

• 30 mins

The Deadly Airship Race

Competition can bring the best out of people, but can also cause things to fall apart.

• 37 mins

Buried by the Wall Street Crash

Two men faced ruin due to thinking they could predict financial futures鈥�one bounced back.

• 36 mins

How Britain Invented, Then Ignored, Blitzkrieg

Why organizations can't always see a brilliant idea that's staring them in the face.

• 36 mins

Bowie, Jazz and the Unplayable Piano

At times we do our best work not when things are going well, but outside our comfort zone

• 30 mins

You Have Reached Your Destination

If your world relies on fortune tellers, GPS or algorithms...you may end up in a bad spot

• 35 mins

Martin Luther King Jr, the Jewellery Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking

Some speeches help us dream of a better world鈥�while others become the stuff of nightmares

• 35 mins

Florence Nightingale and Her Geeks Declare War on Death

How the famed nurse battled to save lives...using statistics, graphs and colored pens.

• 35 mins

The Art Forger, the Nazi, and "The Pope"

Being clever doesn't protect us from scams...

• 35 mins

Catching a KiIler Doctor

A doctor who killed hundreds of patients left us clues... but why couldn't we see them?

• 35 mins

The Dunning Kruger Hijack (and Other Criminally Stupid Acts)

The height of stupidity is being too stupid to know you are stupid...

• 35 mins

The Curse of Knowledge Meets The Valley of Death

How assuming others understand exactly what we are thinking gets people killed.

• 35 mins

Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop

Why some botched competitions ruin businesses, while others short-change consumers.

• 35 mins

Glowing Peril: The Magical Glitter That Poisoned a City

No-one saw this horrifying radiation accident coming. Should they have?

• 36 mins

How the Radium Girls Fought Back

Tim Harford and Kate Moore discuss how the "Radium Girls" took on their employers.

• 41 mins

When Stalin Killed the Weekend (with The Happiness Lab)

The story of Stalin's curious, calendar-reshaping experiment.

• 36 mins

Demonizing Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons caused a global panic about the dangers of role-playing games.

• 37 mins

Supersonic Nazi Vengeance: V2 Rocket (Part 1)

In WW2, British intelligence began to hear that the enemy was developing a rocket weapon.

• 36 mins

Into the Black Lair: V2 Rocket (Part 2)

How Nazi Germany was convinced that they couldn鈥檛 afford to ignore rocket technology.

• 39 mins

Buried Evil: V2 Rocket (Part 3)

The evil heart of the V2 manufacturing program is uncovered in a concentration camp.

• 39 mins

Do Nothing, Then Do Less

Sometimes doing less is the better option, as Chuck Yeager learned the hard way.

• 45 mins

Whistleblower on the 28th Floor

Why are we suspicious of "tattletales" and what can we do to make whistleblowing easier?

• 31 mins

The Fan Who Infected a Movie Star

Tragedy can be averted if we appeal to the better parts of human nature.

• 32 mins

The Fraudster's Guide to Magic Money

How do pyramid and ponzi schemes snowball out of control?

• 60 mins

WW2: How Britain Ignored the Mother of All Secrets

The story of one of the most extraordinary intelligence leaks in history.

• 43 mins

When the Robots Take Over... - Cautionary Questions

Does winning the lottery make you unhappy? Is Bitcoin bad for the economy?

• 39 mins

The Revenge of the Whales

How much is what we think we understand about the natural world shaped by human guilt?

• 38 mins

Adidas v Puma: A Battle of Boots and Brothers

Adi and Rudi Dassler made sports shoes together - until a feud erupted between them.

• 40 mins

Run, Switzer, Run: The Women Who Broke the Marathon Taboo

Until the 1960s, it was deemed too "dangerous" for women athletes to run longer distances

• 36 mins