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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

271 - Bravo, Comrade Lysenko! The Man who Failed to Feed the USSR
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
271 - Bravo, Comrade Lysenko! The Man who Failed to Feed the USSR
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We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. New episodes every Friday.

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