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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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Dan Enwright's 'Stemple' Experiment

Stemple experiment was a huge leap forward, ratings wise. After only 18 weeks on the air, they counter programme t one directly opposite, i love lucy. And they held their own. So much of this is not because of dan enwright's genius of feeding answers. It's because of that beautiful, sexy mind of charles van doren. He crushes stemple and immediately becomes a super nova. Ratings go through the roof. The network is thrilled. But there is a downsight. Because van doren is a legit academic, he does have a preal reputation that he wants to uphold. As the spotlight grows hotter, van doren begins to have

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