Tag: Tim Harford
Data Detective Nine
“It is convenient to be a reasonable creature, since it enables us to find or make a reason for everything we have a mind to do.” Benjamin Franklin Quoted by Tim Harford in The Data Detective... Read More
Data Detective Eight
“A learned fool is more foolish than an ignorant one.” Moliere Quoted by Tim Harford in The Data Detective... Read More
Data Detective Seven
“We’d be wiser to acknowledge that we all think with our hearts not our heads sometimes.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective... Read More
Data Detective Six
“We often find ways to dismiss evidence that we don’t like.” Tim Hartford in The Data Detective.... Read More
The Data Detective Five
“Our feelings can often trump our expertise.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective Using trump in the old sense not the the orange haired sense.... Read More
The Data Detective Four
“Nullius in Verba” translates to “Take nobody’s word for it.” The motto of the Royal Society as quoted by Tim Harford in The Data Detective... Read More
The Data Detective Three
“Yes, it’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s even easier to lie without them.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective This quote is variously attributed.... Read More
Data Detective Two
“Sometimes we want to be fooled.” Tim Harford in The Data Detective... Read More