409b being influenced by emotions, cognitive bias, lying with numbers + more (with economist Tim Harford: Cautionary Tales podcast & his book How To Make The World Add Up)

Tim Harford is an economist, journalist, author and podcaster - and Glen is a HUGE fan! Very exciting and such an honour to have him as a guest on the show. In this episode they chat about:

👉🏿his Cautionary Tales podcast: https://timharford.com/etc/more-or-less/

👉cognitive bias and how we perceive facts, events and situations

👉🏽how statistics can be bent and shaped to support certain perspectives

👉🏾the importance of checking ourselves and ensuring we're considering all angles before digging our heels in

some of the interesting examples Tim refers to on his podcast and in his books - cigarettes, Mars' orbit, Florence Nightingale and Galileo

Check out Tim’s Book, “How to Make the World Add Up”: http://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/DV0Y4q

Read more about Tim Harford here: https://timharford.com/

Check out some of Florence Nightingale's graph work here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/aug/13/florence-nightingale-graphics

Learn more about the GameStop situation mentioned: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=785498

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