Tim Harford
Tim Harford is an economist, journalist and broadcaster. He is author of How To Make the World Add Up, The Data Detective, Messy, and the million-selling The Undercover Economist. Tim is a senior columnist at the Financial Times, and the presenter of Radio 4’s More or Less. He is an associate member of Nuffield College, Oxford and an honorary fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford and of the Royal Statistical Society. Tim was made an OBE for services to improving economic understanding in the New Year honours of 2019.
Upcoming Events
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - June 2026
Videos
Tim Harford | The next 50 things that made the modern economy | 5x15
Tim Harford - Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers | 5x15
Tim Harford is a behavioural economist, BBC radio and TV presenter and award-winning Financial Times columnist. He offers a distinctive blend of storytelling, humour and intelligence. The presenter of the BBC’s More or Less and Fifty Things That
Gillian Tett and Tim Harford on Anthro-Vision | 5x15
Past Events
Rationality matters. Steven Pinker discusses a user’s guide to rationality during an epidemic of unreason.
Gillian Tett and Tim Harford in conversation for 5x15 online
5x15 - 5 speakers with 15 minutes each - featuring Lemn Sissay, Tim Harford, The Secret Barrister, Laura Bates and Waad Al-Kateab
Join us online for an evening of inspiration, conversation and ideas.