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Jimmy's Jobs of the FutureThe Future of Science & Comedy | Timandra HarknessTamandra Harkness: Exploring Science, Comedy, and TechnologyJoin us in an insightful conversation with Tamandra Harkness, a distinguished UK broadcaster and writer known for her unique blend of science, comedy, and media. This episode delves into her intriguing career journey, from her start in comedy to becoming a broadcaster for BBC series like 'Future Proofing' and 'Stardust.' We explore her thought-provoking books on data and technology, her academic background in statistics, and her views on the role of mathematics and AI in society. Tamandra also shares personal anecdotes and professional advice, making this...2024-11-261h 11
The Booking ClubTechnology is not the Problem, with Timandra HarknessTechnology has delivered a world that we expect to revolve around us, our needs and preferences, and our unique personalities. We willingly hand over intimate information about ourselves in return for a world that’s easier to navigate.We live in the Personalised Century, where we view ourselves in terms of what rather than who we are – the objects of others’ recognition, rather than the subjects and authors of our own lives. Is this a sign of our shrinking sense of self?Interrogating the historical currents that have brought us here, Timandra Harkness envisages a messie...2024-09-0959 min
Lab MattersEP 31: Trapezes and rats with Timandra HarknessIn this episode, Harriet chats with Timandra Harkness about her career, including her role as a member of the first UK comedy science double act. They also discuss her experiences attempting to fly on a trapeze and a notable guest appearance by a rat on her show.
2024-08-0729 min
The 286 ProjectTimandra Harkness - 'Technology just reflects what we want of it'Timandra Harkness is a writer and presenter. She has presented many programmes for BBC Radio about technology and how it interacts with society. She has written a new book called Technology is Not the Problem, arguing that the problem is not algorithms, but the need to create technology to feed our desires.We discussed how the advancement of technology has affected us as a society, as individuals and on a global level, whether recent technology has made society more homogenous and the cognitive impact of relying on technology, instead of developing skills ourselves. 2024-07-021h 02
The Insight Podcast#112 | The truth about data, digital narcissism, real connection in 2024 & more | Timandra HarknessJoining me on the show today is Timandra Harkness.
Timandra presents on BBC Radio 4’s “FutureProofing” and “How To Disagree”. She writes on the subject of data and society for The Telegraph, Guardian, Sunday Times, WIRED, and Men’s Health.
Her latest book is titled “Technology is Not the Problem: The ultimate history of our relationship with technology and how it shapes our world and our lives today, from smartphones to AI”.
I talk to Timandra about:
- The data we share and how it’s used by companies
- Whether our phones are listening to us
- Disconnection from community and our...2024-06-091h 12
Quillette Podcast'Technology Is Not the Problem' with Timandra HarknessQuillette podcast host Iona Italia talks to Timandra Harkness about her new book on technology, micro-targeting, personalisation and narcissism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-06-051h 04
BasedAFTechnology is not the problem. Our narcissistic culture is! - Ft. Timandra Harkness (Part 1)Timandra Harkness is a broadcaster, writer and comedian. Her new book is called, "Technology is Not the Problem" out from HarperCollins on the 23rd of May. We discuss the relationship between tech, identity and society and decide whether tech's been unfairly blamed for our culture of narcissism. How are people using tech to navigate their quest for identity and a firm sense of self in a world where "all that is solid melts into air"?
For part 2 or to support my work, visit: www.patreon.com/AshleyAFrawley
Follow on Twitter and other social media: @AshleyAFrawley2024-05-0540 min
Arts & IdeasHitchhikingTravelling in Woody Guthrie's footsteps inspired a history of hitchhiking written by Jonathan Purkis. He joins Matthew Sweet for a conversation which ranges across hitchhiking in the UK and in Eastern Europe, where Poland operated a kind of voucher system. We look at the influence of film depictions from the Nevada desert depicted in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and the hippie vibe of Easy Rider to the horror of The Hitcher and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the female focus of Je Tu Il Elle by Chantal Akerman. Has the idea of hitchhiking now had its day? Joining...2024-02-2845 min
DM-Mi PodcastTimandra HarknessSend us a textIn this episode of the DM-Mi podcast, we dive deep into the intersection of technology, society, and culture. Our guest this week is the insightful Timandra Harkness, a former comedian turned journalist and author.Timandra is known for her thought-provoking works such as "Big Data - Does size really matter?" and her latest book "Technology is not the problem." With her unique blend of humor and expertise, Timandra explores the impact of big data on society and challenges conventional wisdom about technology.In this episode, Timandra shares her thoughts...2024-02-2627 min
IEA PodcastWill Banning Under 16s from Social Media Stop Hate Crime? | IEA PodcastJoin us for a deep dive into the debate on banning under sixteens from social media, sparked by Brianna Ghey's tragic murder.Matthew Lesh, Director of Public Policy and Communications at the IEA, and Timandra Harkness, renowned writer, broadcaster, comedian, and author of the new book 'Technology Is Not the Problem', dissect the proposed ban and its broader implications. Explore Timandra's insightful commentary on regulating technology in the digital age, alongside discussions on the UK's online safety bill and the impact technology played in past political campaigns. Get full access to Institute of...2024-02-0938 min
ProfileJurgen KloppHe’s led Liverpool Football Club to countless victories and is adored by fans for his touchline antics. As he announces his departure from Liverpool FC after nine years, Timandra Harkness looks at the life of Jurgen Klopp, from his childhood in the Black Forest to the young player who could run like the wind, before hanging up his boots to become a coach.Presenter: Timandra Harkness and Becky Milligan
Production: Ellie House, Phoebe Keane, Diane Richardson
Production Coordinators: Maria Ogundele
Editor: Richard Vadon2024-01-2714 min
AI InterrogatorAI’s Data Dilemma with Timandra HarknessTimandra Harkness, presenter of the BBC Radio 4 series FutureProofing, delves into the complexities of data's role in AI. This conversation with host Kate Bevan addresses privacy concerns, transparency challenges, and the delicate balance required for ethical decision-making in the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence.
2024-01-0817 minProfileSam Altman, CEO, OpenAIIt is only a year since the controversial AI chatbot, ChatGPT was launched by Open AI, the company founded by this week's profilee, Sam Altman. For him the past year may have felt like a roller coaster but surely nothing compares with the last two weeks. Over the course of a week, he lost his job at Open AI and was immediately offered a job by Microsoft who'd invested heavily in the business. Next, Open AI employees threatened to resign in solidarity with their founder if he was not reinstated. The board had no choice but to take him...2023-12-0214 min
Performance AnxietyS2E09// Maestro, Live! from the Battle of Ideas, ft Timandra HarknessA very special episode, live from the Battle of Ideas, discussing the meaning of performance and "cultural cosplay"!
In this first ever live episode of Performance Anxiety, Maren and Alex are delighted to welcome their first ever guest host and interlocutor, writer and broadcaster Timandra Harkness.
Timandra helps the team explain why they started the podcast and why they chose to analyse performance in particular.
The team then use their particular set of skills to analyse the Bradley Cooper film Maestro, looking especially at whether or not Cooper's prosthetic nose is "cultural cosplay". 2023-11-2041 minProfileSir Lenny HenryOne of Britain's most popular comedians, Sir Lenny Henry, has spent nearly 50 years in show business. His new TV drama series 'Three Little Birds' is inspired by his mother's generation, who came to Britain from the Caribbean to make a new start in post-Windrush Britain.
Timandra Harkness charts his life from impersonator and stand-up comedian, to Shakespearean actor, scriptwriter and campaigner for diversity in the media. She discovers how his talent as an entertainer was first discovered as a teenager on the disco floor in Dudley, in the West Midlands. Timandra talks to family, friends and colleagues to find...2023-10-2814 minProfileLachlan MurdochLachlan Murdoch will become the boss of one of the world's most powerful media empires. His father, Rupert, has said his eldest son will succeed him as chairman of Fox and News Corp. Lachlan's appointment ends years of speculation over which one of the siblings will take control of the businesses their father built. At one point Lachlan's younger brother James was favourite for the top job but it didn't go his way. So, who is Lachlan Murdoch, how did he win his father's approval and what impact will he make? Timandra Harkness pieces together what we...2023-09-3015 minProfileBenjamin NetanyahuBenjamin Netanyahu is Israel's longest-serving Prime Minister, but his government’s plans for judicial reform have triggered one of the most serious crises of his political career.Timandra Harkness looks at the life of the man who has won six elections and who is known to his supporters as 'King Bibi'.Credits:The Hoover Institution: “Bibi: My Story,” Benjamin Netanyahu On His Life And Times
The 92nd Street Y: Benjamin Netanyahu and David Rubenstein in ConversationPresenter: Timandra Harkness
Production: Sally Abrahams, Diane Richardson, Alix Pickles
Production Coordinator: Maria Ogundele
Sound Engine...2023-07-2914 minProfileSergei ShoiguRussia's Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu, was publicly condemned by Wagner leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, during his march on Moscow. Yet despite the criticism, this long-term ally of President Putin remains in post.Timandra Harkness looks at the life and career of the former construction engineer, who once headed Russia's disaster relief programme, becoming a minister under Boris Yeltsin.Presenter: Timandra Harkness
Editor: Richard Vadon
Sound: Neil Churchill
Producers: Sally Abrahams, Diane Richardson
Production Coordinator: Maria Ogundele2023-07-0114 min
Maths on the MoveLiving Proof: Timandra Harkness – How to make maths funny"What's a statistician's favourite sandwich filling?..."
Timandra Harkness – presenter, writer, comedian and Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society – told our friends Dan Aspel and Maha Kaouri her favourite maths joke in this episode of the Living Proof podcast from the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
Timandra Harkness
Timandra brilliantly chaired several sessions of the Communicating mathematics for the public event at the Newton Gateway to Mathematics. In this podcast Timandra spoke about how to make maths funny, and how she came to fall in love with mathematics from an arts a...2023-03-2828 minProfileLesley PatersonScottish screenwriter Lesley Paterson’s debut film, All Quiet on the Western Front, has won seven BAFTAs and has nine Oscar nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay. It took her and co-writer Ian Stokell sixteen years to get their script to screen, with Netflix and German director, Edward Berger. On the way, Paterson competed in extreme off-road triathlons, winning five world titles and putting the prize money towards the adaptation rights for the novel. Now the movie is winning awards and provoking debate among critics.Timandra Harkness talks to family, friends and colleagues about Paterson’s chil...2023-03-1114 min
Living Proof: the Isaac Newton Institute podcast#49 How to make maths funny, an interview with Timandra HarknessSend us a textIn episode #49 of Living Proof, Dan Aspel and Maha Kaouri are joined by presenter, writer and comedian Timandra Harkness. The author of Big Data: Does Size Matter? And Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society speaks about her current projects, how to make maths "funny", and how she came to fall in love with mathematics from an arts and humanities background.> Visit timandraharkness.com or find Timandra on Twitter @TimandraHarknes00:00 - Introduction00:44 - Welcome, discussing “Communicating Mathematics fo...2023-02-2228 minProfileLiz TrussDespite finishing second in the vote amongst her Conservative parliamentary colleagues, Liz Truss is seen by many as the favourite to win the leadership contest when party members have their say. But who is the woman bidding to become the UK’s third female Prime Minister? Timandra Harkness follows her unconventional journey in British politics - from child of CND campaigners to preferred candidate of the political right.Presenter: Timandra Harkness
Producers: Bob Howard and Ben Cooper2022-07-3015 minProfileChristian SmallsDespite being fired by Amazon early in the pandemic, Chris Smalls continued to campaign for better rights and conditions for Amazon employees, setting up the Amazon Labor Union last year.Now the Staten Island warehouse where Chris used to be based has made history, becoming the first Amazon workplace in the United States to vote for union representation, a serious defeat for Amazon which has been fighting against unionisation.Timandra Harkness hears about the man behind this historic vote, speaking to some of the family, friends and team who’ve supported him along the way....2022-04-0915 minArts & IdeasHitchhikingTravelling in Woody Guthrie's footsteps inspired a new history of hitchhiking written by Jonathan Purkis. He joins Matthew Sweet for a conversation which ranges across hitchhiking in the UK and in Eastern Europe, where Poland operated a kind of voucher system. We look at the influence of film depictions from the Nevada desert depicted in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and the hippie vibe of Easy Rider to the horror of The Hitcher and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the female focus of Je Tu Il Elle by Chantal Akerman. Has the idea of hitchhiking now had its day...2022-02-1744 min
Stats + StoriesMonetizing the Metaverse | Stats + Short Stories Episode 215On a recent episode of Stats+Stories, Timandra Harkness talked with us about the rise of today’s data economy. On today’s episode of Stats and Short Stories we want to shift the focus to the future of that data economy and how advancing technologies like the metaverse will play in.
Harkness writes and presents BBC Radio 4 documentaries including the series FutureProofing and How To Disagree, and Are You A Numbers Person? for BBC World Service. She formed the UK’s first comedy science double-act with neuroscientist Dr. Helen Pilcher and has performed scientific and mathematical comedy from Adelaide (Austra...2022-01-2008 minStats + StoriesThe Data Economy | Stats + Stories Episode 213Do you remember the first time you saw a prompt in social media asking about a product you were searching for on some other online platform? How about the first time you received coupons sent from your local grocery that incentivized buying your favorite consumable items? Today’s episode of Stats+Stories focuses on the origin, expansion and future of the data economy with guest Timandra Harkness and guest host Brian Tarran.
Harkness writes and presents BBC Radio 4 documentaries including the series FutureProofing and How To Disagree, and Are You A Numbers Person? for BBC World Service. She formed the UK...2022-01-0631 min
NEXTCONFIn conversation with Timandra HarknessAt our NEXT Conference Limited Edition in September 2021, Timandra Harkness and David Mattin sat down for a one-on-one conversation. After Timandra explained how she came to maths and statistics from a rather creative background of theatre and circus, the two turned to the topics of Big Data, personalisation and their social implications: How can we retain the freedom and self-determination promised by the Personalised Century, but rebuild the community and solidarity we lost when we escaped from mass society? 2021-12-0240 min
Intelligence SquaredFraming: A Guide to Thinking in the 21st CenturyAn industrialist looks at a rain forest and sees trees to cut down and sell, while an environmentalist sees the ‘lungs of the planet’. To one person, complying with a mandate to wear a face mask in public during a pandemic is an act of communal responsibility. To another, it’s a denial of personal freedom. Same data, but opposite conclusions.The reason for this, believe internationally acclaimed authors Kenneth Cukier and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, is that we all look at the world through different ‘frames’. By recognising the frames that we are using, they say, w...2021-06-0854 min
The Vance Crowe PodcastTimandra Harkness; comedian and documentarian on Steelmanning and the Personalized CenturyTimandra Harkness is an expert at disagreeing with people in a way that helps everyone have a more robust conversation. She sat down to discuss with Vance Crowe how to steelman an argument, the consequence of hyper individualization, the voices in our heads that argue, and the role companies and governments are playing in the challenges surrounding mental health. Buy a sweatshirt, T-shirt or mugs from the podcast! Check out the Articulate Ventures Merch Store: https://teespring.com/stores/thevancecrowepodcastSubscribe to the podcast for email notifications on new episodes, invites to ev...2021-03-111h 21
The Good Listening To Show: Stories of Distinction & Genius42 Welcome To The Clearing: Timandra Harkness - Writer, BBC R4 Broadcaster & Goat Borrower!Send us a textWelcome to another Episode of "The Good Listening To Podcast" with me Chris Grimes!And please welcome to the GLT "Clearing" today, Timandra Harkness: Writer, BBC R4 Broadcaster & Presenter, Lapsed Comedian & Goat Borrower! ("Goat Borrower?!" All will be explained!)Timandra is BBC Radio 4 Author & Presenter of many series - including currently "Steelmanning" and Timandra continues on an energetic life quest - ingrained from an early age - of always questioning "WHY?"Inspired too by Lucien Freud's Mantra: " Astonish - Disturb - Seduce - Convince "2021-02-181h 08
Last Orders - a spiked podcastThe end of the free internet?, with Timandra HarknessTimandra Harkness joins Snowdon and Slater to talk tech censorship, Covid vaccines and sin taxes.
Listen to Timandra’s latest radio series, Steelmanning, on BBC Radio 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000rdzs
Support Last Orders by donating to spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
2021-01-2639 min
Stats + StoriesBig Data and Big Laughs | Stats + Stories Episode 157Statistics is generally a field not known for its humor, at least to the broad public. Which is a shame because humor is a way to make complicated subjects – like statistics or big data – accessible to general audiences. The intersection of humor and stats is the focus of this episode of Stats and Stories with guest Timandra Harkness, coming to you from the annual meeting of the Royal Statistical Society with guest host Brian Tarran.
Harkness writes and presents BBC Radio 4 documentaries including the series FutureProofing and How To Disagree, and Are You A Numbers Person? for BBC World Service. She...2020-09-2436 min
All Out PoliticsCoronavirus: Testing TimesAdam Boulton and guests examine what the Prime Minister calls 'huge problems' with the coronavirus testing system as infections increase across the UK.They also discuss this week's movements on Brexit and the topic that's got much of Westminster chatting - the diaries of Sasha Swire, the wife of former Tory minister Hugo Swire, which have been serialised this week.Joining Adam this week are the author of 'Big Data: Does Size Matter?' Timandra Harkness; Science writer at UnHerd Tom Chivers and Sky’s Chief Political Correspondent Jon Craig.2020-09-1745 min
Academy of IdeasBook Launch: Why borders matter, with Professor Frank FurediACADEMY OF IDEAS BOOK LAUNCH: Limits, boundaries and borders are increasingly unfashionable. Whether its support for the ‘no borders’ approach of Europhiles or the rejection of binaries by gender-theory enthusiasts, arguing for borders is difficult these days. In his new book, Why Borders Matter: why humanity must relearn the art of drawing boundaries, Professor Frank Furedi argues that the key driver of the confusion surrounding borders and boundaries is the difficulty that society has in endowing experience with meaning. Timandra Harkness and Professor Frank Furedi discuss.
2020-08-041h 54
Working ScientistHow films and festivals can showcase your scienceIn the fourth episiode of this six-part Working Scientist series about science communication, Pakinam Amer examines how festivals, film, comedy clubs and virtual space camps can be ideal vehicles to explain your research to young people.In 2018, propulsion development engineer Diana Alsindy launched Arabian Stargazer, a bilingual Instagram page that promotes rocket science and STEM careers to young people in Arabic-speaking countries.Alsindy, who moved to the US from Iraq aged 14, tells Amer she developed the platform after realising that online resources in Arabic for young people seeking information about space science were...2020-06-1128 min
Academy of Ideas#LockdownDebates: How much should we listen to experts?LOCKDOWN DEBATE: In the past few years, the idea that we should do what the experts tell us has lost some of its power. Some experts admit that there was, perhaps, a belief that the science was more definitive than it actually is. Even on the core advisory group, SAGE, there are significant differences of view amongst scientists, from the core understanding of the biology of the new coronavirus to estimates of how far it has spread, and over the rules informing social distancing and the efficacy of facemasks. But to what extent is or should our response to...2020-05-261h 40
Sound of SilenceSPECIAL: A collection of silences from ep. 31-40Due to restrictions in being able to record new episodes of the podcast a compilation of previous silences is being broadcast every other week. This week features all of the silences from episodes 31-40 featuring :00:09 Wendy O'Mahoney02:04 JP Flintoff04:03 Timandra Harkness05:55 Brian Kaplan07:51 Anoushé Hussain09:46 Blaine Harrison11:41 Adah Parris13:32 Julian McKerrow15:25 Andrea Hadley-Johnston17:24 Terry WaiteSupport the show2020-05-1919 min
Ria Lina's BehindThe Risk Behind the Test, Track & Trace App - with Timandra HarknessHi folks! Don't know about you but I am ready for lockdown to end, but I don't want to get sick, or even worse, infect others. One of the solutions being touted is an app that we would all download on our phones called a Test, Track and Trace App. Apparently the app records everywhere we go and everyone we've been with - or does it? To help me with all this and more is statistician, author and speaker Timandra Harkness. Author of 'Big Data: Does Size Matter?' (available from all major book sellers), @timandraharknes on twitter. She...2020-05-0950 minAll Out PoliticsTrack and trace: The technology debateAdam Boulton and guests discuss the new NHS contact-tracing app that's being trialled in the Isle of Wight to help slow the spread of Covid-19.But the decision to go it alone has attracted criticism from privacy campaigners and tech experts who argue it will not be as effective as incorporating the global footprint of Apple and Google.In this week's All Out Politics podcast, the panel debate whether the centralised system envisaged by NHSX is more favourable than the decentralised option. And how receptive are the public to the idea of more data gathering?2020-05-0756 min
The spiked podcastWhy the media have had such a bad war‘Gotcha’ journalism, corona apps and trans battles. Tom, Ella, Fraser, and special guest Timandra Harkness, discuss. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-05-0135 min
Digital PlanetPrivacy concerns over contact tracing appsContact tracing is an essential part of controlling the Coronavirus pandemic but how should this data be collected and shared? In previous pandemics the tech wasn’t advanced enough to be used widely, but now country by country new contact tracing apps are appearing. But what about our privacy, should our personal health information be so easily available and potentially be unsecure? Some of the tech giants have even developed new protocols to anonymise our data – but not all governments think this will work? Journalist Timandra Harkness tells us what types of apps are being used where and about the...2020-04-2844 min
BBC Inside ScienceUnderstanding Covid-19 death rates; Contact tracing apps; Whale sharks and atomic bombsEvery death is a tragedy for grief-stricken families, but every set of statistics is an opportunity to understand the virus and the disease Covid-19 a bit more. In fact gathering these data, quickly and accurately, is a priority at the moment, up there with developing a vaccine and rolling out widespread testing. Gareth Mitchell discusses, with, David Spiegelhalter, who is the Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, why it’s so hard to measure coronavirus fatalities.The Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented in modern times. There will no...2020-04-2342 min
Better KnownTimandra HarknessTimandra Harkness talks to Ivan about six things which she thinks should be better known.
Timandra is a presenter, writer and comedian. She has presented BBC Radio 4 documentaries including Divided Nation and the FutureProofing series. Her book, Big Data: Does Size Matter? was published in 2016. Find out more about Timandra at https://timandraharkness.com/.
Kingdom Coming (aka Year of Jubilo) by George Melly https://civilwarfolkmusic.com/2013/02/23/1862-kingdom-coming-work/
Anchovy paste https://www.gq.com/story/anchovy-paste-use-secret-ingredient
Crossness Pumping Station www.crossness.org.uk
Archy and Mehitabel by Dom Marquis http://www.librarything.com/work/29840/reviews/72394368
Pineau de...2020-04-0529 min
Ideas MatterIdeas Matter: Culture Wars: then and now, episode 10: ‘The Personalised Century’If the twentieth was the Mass Century, Timandra Harkness argues that the twenty-first is the Personalised Century – a time when mass production, mass media, and mass politics are giving way to customised manufacture, social media and identity politics. But what are the implications? Is the irony of the turn to a personalised world that the person is disappearing?
LECTURER
Timandra Harkness, journalist, writer and broadcaster; presenter of Radio 4’s FutureProofing; author, Big Data: does size matter?
TALKING POINTS IN THIS PODCAST
• Understanding the Mass Century and the Personalised Century
• Unprecedented choice, both material...2019-12-1743 min
Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2019: The rise of toxic politics - can we be civil?A recording of a debate at the Battle of Ideas festival on Sunday 3 November 2019.
The angry exchanges in parliament after the Supreme Court ruled against prorogation were typical of the ill-tempered discourse around Brexit. This year it was also deemed acceptable to ‘milkshake’ those you disagree with. Looking at a world seemingly filled with slurs, angry social-media comments, inflammatory remarks about migrants and nasty jibes about ‘gammons’ and ‘TERFs’, many commentators have called this an age of ‘toxic politics’. Should we lament a lost civility, or is the emergence of more forthright and angry disagreements in fact a good thing? Wh...2019-12-121h 31
The MoneyWeek PodcastThe Butcher, the Brewer, the Baker... and the Commentator - Episode 2In the second podcast from her sell out Edinburgh show, Merryn talks to investor and guru Jim Mellon; author, comedian and statistician Timandra Harkness, and author, comedian and presenter Simon Evans. Topics include: can you live to 150? Should you nick pills from your diabetic friends? Are monopsonies more dangerous than monopolies? Is social media the best forum for public debate ever? And, if economics is a social science, is it really a science at all?2019-09-2454 min
Comedy Slab57 - Simon Evans Goes To MarketThis week we review - Simon Evans Goes To Market (Series 2, Episode 1)Simon Evans sets himself the challenge to make economics funny in this comprehensive guide to global markets.Each week, Simon takes on a different commodity market with a little help from Tim Harford, Merryn Somerset Webb and a guest expert.By looking at four products that are so fundamental to our lives, the series brings us closer to understanding how the world economy affects us and how we affect it.Featuring Simon Evans, Tim Harford, Merryn Somerset Webb and Timandra Harkness2019-08-2653 min
Ideas MatterIdeas Matter: The Personalised CenturyThe following conversation between journalist Ella Whelan and the author and broadcaster Timandra Harkness was a taster for Timandra’s lecture, ‘The Personalised Century’, at The Academy - our residential summer school which took place on 20-21st July. https://theboi.co.uk/the-academy-2019
2019-08-0913 min
Last Orders - a spiked podcastSin taxes, spice zombies and San FranciscoTimandra Harkness joins Snowdon and Slater to discuss Boris, vaping, spice and minimum pricing. Support the show: https://www.spiked-online.com/donate-to-spiked/2019-07-0939 min
FutureProofingApocalypseWill 21st century technology avert or accelerate the Apocalypse? Humanity has always featured stories and fears about the end of the world. But never before have we possessed such power to influence the dangers, manage the risks or cause such existential disaster. Presenters Timandra Harkness and Leo Johnson travel to NASA’s Los Angeles laboratory, and the site of the nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl to understand the risks of disaster that face us in the next century. They discover how artificial intelligence might accelerate the demise of humankind, whilst also offering us a pathway to su...2019-04-2448 min
Sound of SilenceEpisode 33: Timandra HarknessThis episode's guest is Timandra Harkness. Timandra is a presenter, a writer, a comedian and author of "Big Data: Does Size Matter?" a book that ask some important questions about surveillance, privacy and the grandiose claims made by big data evangelists. She is presenter of "Future Proofing" and "How to Disagree" both radio series on Radio 4 and she was resident reporter on the social psychology series "The Human Zoo." Her recent comedy shows have included "Your Days are Numbered - The Maths of Death", a disturbing cabaret show called "Science Burlesque" and her four star Edinburgh Fringe solo show "Bra...2019-03-1202 min
Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2018: How fear worksA recording of a discussion at the Battle of Ideas Festival 2018.
Published in 1997, Frank Furedi’s book Culture of Fear was widely acclaimed as perceptive and prophetic. In his new book, How Fear Works, Furedi seeks to explore two interrelated themes: why fear has acquired such a morally commanding status in society today and how the way we fear has changed from the way it was experienced in the past.
How has fear become detached from its material and physical source, so that it is now experienced as a secular version of a transcendental force? Wh...2019-02-141h 00Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2018: Automatic lovers - should we be worried about sex robots?A recording of the debate at the Battle of Ideas Festival 2018.
Science fiction has long explored the use of robots for sex, but the application of new technologies has been pushing the boundaries of sexuality towards the mechanical in real life. Interaction with fully functioning robotic sexual partners could soon be a practical alternative to actual sex. Advocates claim many people could benefit, from men who struggle with intimacy to women trafficked into sex work. Critics claim sex robots are a ‘pornified’ ideal of female sexuality and they are concerned about how these robotic partners will represent wome...2019-02-081h 19Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2018: Drones - will they ever take off?Listen to the debate from the Battle of Ideas 2018.
In the past few years, remotely piloted air systems and unmanned air systems – commonly called ‘drones’ or ‘multicopters’ – have become widely popular. A relative lack of regulation until recently has meant that drones are still a controversial if exciting new technology, and society is undecided how best to deal with the challenges they pose. But will the danger of excessive regulation and the attention given to a new technology when problems arise mean we never get those benefits? How do we deal with concerns about safety and ethics, while ensuri...2018-11-021h 02
Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full AudiobookHow to Disagree: A beginner's guide to having better arguments Audiobook by Timandra HarknessListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 351373
Title: How to Disagree: A beginner's guide to having better arguments
Author: Timandra Harkness
Narrator: Timandra Harkness
Format: Unabridged
Length: 01:10:00
Language: English
Release date: 10-04-18
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Non-Fiction, Psychology, General Comedy
Summary:
We seem to have forgotten how to argue about important things without descending into tribalism, insults, and generally thinking the worst of our opponents. This is no good. We'll never get out of the bitter divisions cleaving society if we don't learn to disagree fruitfully.
In this series, Timandra Harkness explores the...2018-10-041h 10
The Sacred#20 Timandra HarknessTimandra Harkness is a journalist, comedian and statistician. She is a regular on BBC Radio 4, writing and presenting How To Disagree, a beginner’s guide to having better arguments and FutureProofing, a series looking at the social impact of new big ideas. She also presents documentaries such as Data, Data Everywhere and Personality Politics, and was resident reporter on social psychology series The Human Zoo.
In this episode, she talks to Elizabeth about her childhood, why its important to hear ideas you don't like so that yours are better informed, and why she chose to study mathematics and statistics as a...2018-08-1556 min
Podcast From The PastMark Watson & Timandra Harkness - By Now Your Examination Will Be Behind YouJoining Tom Jackson to discuss the postcards from their pasts are comedian and author MARK WATSON (The Knot, Hotel Alpha, The Place That Didn't Exist) and journalist and broadcaster TIMANDRA HARKNESS (Big Data). In this episode we ponder postcard messages as an unreliable dataset, miniature sea-battles, and the transience of all things except, apparently, little cardboard rectangles. And Timandra gets a chance to tick 'appearing on a postcard-related podcast’ off her new year list for 2018. Please charge your glasses and mobile phones. Wish you were here? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-08-0135 min
The Infinite Monkey CageBig DataBrian Cox and Robin Ince are joined on stage by Danny Wallace, mathematician Hannah Fry and science writer Timandra Harkness. They'll be going big on Big Data, and asking just how big is it? They'll be looking at where Big Data comes from, should we be worried about it, and what mysteries are hidden within the seemingly endless amounts of information that is collected about us as we go about our daily lives.2018-07-1644 min
Moral MazeThe Morality of Big DataWorried Facebook-users who have deleted their accounts because of the Cambridge Analytica scandal have been discovering that the social network held even more data about them than they had feared: complete records of their phone calls and text messages, contacts from their address books, appointments from their calendars, reminders of their friends' birthdays... It is naïve to suggest that we can ever again be truly private individuals, however much we might like to be, but is the harvesting of our personal information getting out of hand? The moral issue is not just about privacy - whether these companies s...2018-03-2942 min
Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2017: Was it Big Data wot won it? Political campaigning todayHow could so many people be convinced to vote for Donald Trump? Why did so many Brits vote to leave the EU, despite almost unanimous advice from experts, political leaders and celebrities that we should remain? Some attribute these results to the power of Big Data, specifically to the high-tech psychological marketing techniques of a company called Cambridge Analytica. Can the manipulation of data really swing important votes? What are the implications of this approach for privacy and democracy? What does the assumption that a few targeted messages can influence voters’ decisions tell us about elite attitudes towards the ele...2018-03-181h 28Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2017: From AI to Big Data - can technology save the NHS?Recording of the debate at the Battle of Ideas 2017 in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering. See full details here: https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/session/from-ai-to-big-data-can-technology-save-the-nhs/
At a time of ever-increasing healthcare costs, waiting times and ever-increasing strains on GPs and A&E departments, there is increased urgency in trying to find new approaches to treatment. Against this backdrop of cost-driven strains in patient care, can engineering innovations save the day, perhaps giving patients more independence to accurately self-diagnose and more broadly revolutionise healthcare in the coming decades?
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The Thought ShowUganda’s refugeesHas Uganda been accepting more refugees on a daily basis than some European countries manage in an entire year? That is the claim from the Norwegian Refugee Council – and it is a claim we put to the test. Civil war and famine in South Sudan have forced millions to leave their homes, and this has had a colossal impact on neighbouring Uganda. We speak to Gopolang Makou, a researcher at Africa Check who has some startling figures to share.
Kony2012 was a social media campaign which led to a US-backed manhunt for an African warlord. 5 years on the hunt’s been...2017-05-2549 minFutureProofingHealthcareHealthcare is being transformed by technology. Presenters Timandra Harkness and Leo Johnson discover what the future really holds for how we look after our health. Visiting the Silicon Valley technologists and cutting-edge medical research facilities, Leo explores the ambitions they have to bring science-fiction style health aids and treatments to millions of people, and how they are working to try and put an end to all infectious diseases. Timandra experiences the latest in remote control doctor surgeries in Dubai, and discovers the hugely significant part that your health data will play in shaping the future of healthcare for everyone. 2017-05-1742 min
Level Up HumanEpisode 28 - ChromatophoresAmy Howerska judges suggestions for human improvement from writer and broadcaster Timandra Harkness and then Dr. James Logan, now Professor James Logan!
The panel discuss landmine clearing 'hero' rats, how to remember names and Amy Howerska's world of improved empathy where hospitals are run by high-functioning sociopaths.
Our theme music was written and performed by Laurence Owen. Graphics by Theo Weedon, web design by Ian Bridgeman and support from the Wellcome Trust. The producer is Rachel Wheeley.
For more information, go to www.leveluphuman.com. We release each episode to our patrons a week before everyone else. Join them at...2017-05-1700 min
The Why FactorAre you a numbers person?Some people are numbers people – and some are not. One meltdown moment in the classroom is often all it takes to put people off maths for life. But, when you lose the ability to interrogate numbers, it makes it easier to be fooled by fancy figures. In this edition of The Why Factor, Timandra Harkness asks why people are intimidated by numbers. (Image: Frightened looking man surrounded by numbers. Credit: Wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock)2017-05-1523 min
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger KneeboneTimandra Harkness in conversation with Roger KneeboneTimandra Harkness is well known as a radio presenter, comedian and science journalist. She is fascinated by mathematics and statistics and has recently published Big Data: Does Size Matter? Her career has taken many swerves, from her early days in clowning, physical theatre and the flying trapeze to stand-up comedy and broadcasting. Our conversation uncovers unexpected parallels between her experience and mine.2016-11-2843 min
Academy of Ideas#BattleFest2016: Big Data: does size matter?
Big data knows where you’ve been and who your friends are. It knows what you like and what makes you angry. It can predict what you’ll buy, where you’ll be the victim of crime and when you’ll have a heart attack. Big data knows you better than you know yourself, or so it claims. But how well do you know big data?
What is data? What makes it big? And is it only size that matters? From science to smart cities, business to politics, self-quantification to the Internet of Things, big data has been described as the f...2016-10-271h 27
Academy of Ideas#BattleCry: Timandra Harkness on Big DataMax Sanderson profiles writer, broadcaster and comedian Timandra Harkness
In a new series of podcasts ahead of the forthcoming Battle of Ideas festival, journalist Max Sanderson profiles some of the Battle’s most interesting speakers and their ideas.
In the first episode of Battle Cry, Max speaks to writer, broadcaster and comedian Timandra Harkness about her book, Big Data: Does Size Matter?, and whether the Big Data revolution is something to be embraced, feared or perhaps a bit of both.
Timandra will speaking at sessions on big data, blockchain, comedy and censorship, and ethical AI at...2016-09-3025 min
The Human ZooThe Olympics: Why We're Hardwired To WatchThe series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.In this programme, the Zoo team are watching people, who are watching people, who are often as not going round in circles. And trying to work out what it is in the mind that makes that so compelling. It's time for the Olympics, and we're investigating the psychology of being a sports spectator. Even if you're not watching the Rio Games, you might be curious why so many...2016-08-0227 minThe Human ZooNews of an Atrocity: The Psychology of Rare EventsThe series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.In this episode - why do we tend to be more attuned to the dangers posed by rare, exceptional events, such as acts of terrorism, than we are to more everyday threats such as car crashes, which are a more immediate and real risk? Why do rare events sometimes feel more frightening?People are continually alert to the odd - we have a better memory for things that...2016-08-0127 minThe Human ZooDisruptionThe series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology - Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.In this episode - disruption and how it affects us. Cancelled trains or political and economic turmoil - when things happen beyond our control, how do we react psychologically? Not well, usually. We don't like uncertainty. We tend to avoid a change to the status quo, almost at all cost. But are there cases when a bit of disruption has benefits? The Human Zoo team explores everything...2016-07-2027 minThe Human ZooDemocracy and the Wisdom of CrowdsThe series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.At a time when questions are being asked both of democracy, and of how Donald Trump continues to rise in the US, the Human Zoo team investigates the so-called wisdom of crowds - the idea that collective judgments lead to the right solution.Sometimes, how we learn from one another results in human progress. Elsewhere, our tendency to copy each other's behaviour has irrational outcomes.When...2016-07-1327 minThe Human ZooTrust me... I'm an expertThe series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.In this week's programme, a question of trust - why do people have a tendency to distrust experts and expertise? It has been made much of in the UK's Brexit campaign to leave the European Union. 'People in this country have had enough of experts,' claimed Leave campaigner Michael Gove. What's behind this lack of faith in authority?The Zoo team discover that the difficulty of evaluating...2016-07-1327 minLevel Up HumanEpisode 6 - Zoom VisionAmy Howerska joins Simon Watt to judge suggestions for the next humans from Timandra Harkness, James Logan, the studio audience and Mother Nature herself in an episode recorded live at the Royal Institution.
The panel discuss olfactory resheathing, heteropaternal superfecundation and the incredible L. riparia - a generously endowed earwig.
Theme music written and performed by Laurence Owen. Graphics by Theo Weedon, web design by Ian Bridgeman and support from the Wellcome Trust. The producer is Rachel Wheeley.
For more information, go to www.leveluphuman.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/leveluphuman.
See...2016-07-1300 minThe Human ZooThat Post-Referendum FeelingThe series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.In this episode, that morning-after feeling - the aftermath of the EU referendum. We put our 'X' in a box and, one way or the other, committed. What happened in that moment and what are the consequences? Are we different now? Do we have doubts or regrets, or will we stubbornly stick to our decision? The Zoo team investigate the curious psychology of being consistent and how we...2016-06-2827 minThe Human ZooShort Cuts to the Simple LifeThe series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology - Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.In this episode, we explore success and failure, and how easily we attribute acclaim or the blame. Too easily? For example, football managers - we can expect a few casualties during Euro 2016, but is the failure of a team one man's fault? At the same time, the boss of the eventual cup-winner is lauded as a genius. Surely it's more complicated than that? The Human Zoo team...2016-06-2127 minThe Human ZooAs a matter of fact...The series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology - Michael Blastland explores the quirky ways in which we humans think, behave and make decisions.In this first episode of a new series, we look at facts and the EU referendum. We are bombarded with statistics and projections about how the UK will benefit or suffer, depending on whether or not we are in or out of Europe. And we, the public, clamour for even more. How do we respond and use these facts, if at all, to formulate a reasoned opinion?...2016-06-1527 minThe Human ZooThe Strangeness of TraditionIt's the time of year when we fall into the familiar, the traditions we've recycled since childhood. But why do we do it? Michael Blastland examines the psychology of how we behave around Christmas.Mistletoe, gift-giving, decorated evergreen trees - irresistibly or unthinkingly, we all act out this time of year in a similar way. Do we simply copy each other? Is it about reinforcing group identity? Or do we fear the consequences if we transgress tradition?In fact, how traditions arise and take hold - and more widely, what becomes conventional behaviour - is...2015-12-2227 minThe Human ZooThe Lives of ThingsStorms rage and floods take their toll - is this nature taking its revenge? Michael Blastland turns the lens of psychology on how we treat objects and other entities as if they are 'alive'.Not just the weather - we rail against a crashed laptop, dote on our cars and have conversations with our pets. Why do we anthropomorphise the things around us?In fact, we tend to exaggerate what psychologists call 'agency' in all kinds of ways - as if there's a mind behind what goes on in the world, with feelings and intentions...2015-12-1527 minThe Human ZooThe OtherAmidst public anxiety over any number of threats to British interests, Michael Blastland turns the lens of psychology from 'us' to 'them', and perceptions of 'the other'. From sports teams to supermarkets, politics to religion, we define ourselves partly by the other. And with the news full of fear of terrorist attacks, talk of war and immigration, the question of how we perceive groups outside our own is increasingly relevant. How do we see 'them', whoever they are? Are we naturally fearful of those who aren't like us? What is the morality of otherness? Can...2015-12-0827 minThe Human ZooThe Tide Is With UsThe series that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. From scandals to markets, elections to traffic jams, discover the nuts and bolts of human behaviour that link public life to our most private thoughts and motivations.Are people led by the head or by the heart? How rational are we? And how do we perceive the world? All human behaviour could turn up in The Human Zoo - including yours.In this episode, Michael Blastland explores why so many people - be they the leaders of political parties, or people who drink...2015-12-0327 minFutureProofingThe BlockchainFutureProofing is a series in which presenters Timandra Harkness and Leo Johnson examine the implications - social and cultural, economic and political - of the big ideas that are set to transform the way our society functions. Episode 3: The BlockchainCan computer technology and its systems for record-keeping, transparency and verification replace the role of trust in our society? The digital currency Bitcoin can be used to make peer to peer financial transactions without a central banking authority. The technology underlying this system is called the blockchain, and is enthusiastically advocated by libertarians. In this...2015-08-2642 minFutureProofingIdentityFutureProofing is a series in which presenters Timandra Harkness and Leo Johnson examine the implications - social and cultural, economic and political - of the big ideas that are set to transform the way our society functions. Episode 2: IdentityTimandra and Leo explore how we will answer the question 'Who am I?' in future. New thinking points towards identity becoming increasingly a matter of choice rather than a fixed set of personal characteristics and social experiences. Instead of the geographical accidents which determine our places of birth and the environments in which we spend...2015-08-1942 minFutureProofingLifeFutureProofing is a new series in which presenters Timandra Harkness and Leo Johnson examine the implications - social and cultural, economic and political - of the big ideas that are set to transform the way our society functions. Episode 1: Life.FutureProofing explores why emerging bio-technology will transform how we understand and control life itself. Timandra and Leo discuss the consequences for humankind with leading genetic scientists and designers - people who are now able to create and manipulate the very building blocks of life. The programme examines the results of inventing...2015-08-1242 minThe Human ZooA Word of AdviceThe Human Zoo is the programme that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. From scandals to markets, elections to traffic jams, discover the nuts and bolts of human behaviour that link public life to our most private thoughts and motivations.
Are people led by the head or by the heart? How rational are we? And how do we perceive the world? We like to say that all human behaviour could turn up in The Human Zoo, including yours.
In the last episode of the series - how does advice work? The government tells us to cut...2015-07-1427 minThe Human ZooPerfect PeopleThe Human Zoo is the programme that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. From scandals to markets, elections to traffic jams, discover the nuts and bolts of human behaviour that link public life to our most private thoughts and motivations.
Are people led by the head or by the heart? How rational are we? And how do we perceive the world? The programme blends intriguing experiments that reveal our biases and judgements, explorations and examples taken from what's in the news and what we do in the kitchen - all driven by a large slice of...2015-07-0727 minThe Human ZooThe Improvising MindThe Human Zoo is the programme that looks at current events through the lens of psychology. From scandals to markets, elections to traffic jams, discover the nuts and bolts of human behaviour that link public life to our most private thoughts and motivations. Are people led by the head or by the heart? How rational are we? And how do we perceive the world? The programme blends intriguing experiments that reveal our biases and judgements, explorations and examples taken from what's in the news and what we do in the kitchen - all driven by a large...2015-06-3027 minThe Human ZooMorals and NormsThe Human Zoo is a place to learn about the one subject that never fails to fascinate - ourselves. In this episode, morals and norms. Naked tourists on Malaysian mountains? Professional footballers sprawling on the streets of Tenerife? The team turns the lens of psychology on news of bad behaviour.How do we know about the unwritten rules that govern us? And why does it cause such outrage when we get them wrong?
Michael Blastland investigates with resident Zoo psychologist Nick Chater, Professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick University, and roving reporter Timandra Harkness.Special...2015-06-2327 min
StandUpTragedySUT Replayed Ep 6 Tragic LecturesThis is the sixth episode of Stand Up Tragedy Replayed, in which we remix past performances from our live shows so you can hear all of our tragic comedy, music, stories, poetry and much more.
All performances were originally recorded at our shows at The Leicester Square Theatre, The Hackney Attic and The Dogstar in Brixton throughout 2012 and 2013.
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This episode features some Tragic Lectures, because tragedy can be used to teach new things and explore new ideas. We begin with a set by scientific stand up Timandra Harkness. Then Steve X, the founder of many scientific...2013-11-2242 min
Stand Up Tragedy 2013:SUT Daily Ep 17: Timandra Harkness And Nina GrayThis is the seventeenth episode of SUT Daily. This episode was recorded as part of our 11 day run at PBH's Free Fringe at The Edinburgh Festival. All episodes will feature one of our live acts and tragedy from across the festival.
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This episode was recorded downstairs at The Fiddler's Elbow. It features author and statistical science stand up Timandra Harkness and writer and performer Nina Gray.
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The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music...2013-08-1725 minStandUpTragedySUT Daily Ep 17: Timandra Harkness And Nina GrayThis is the seventeenth episode of SUT Daily. This episode was recorded as part of our 11 day run at PBH's Free Fringe at The Edinburgh Festival. All episodes will feature one of our live acts and tragedy from across the festival.
www.standuptragedy.co.uk/
This episode was recorded downstairs at The Fiddler's Elbow. It features author and statistical science stand up Timandra Harkness and writer and performer Nina Gray.
www.timandraharkness.com/
www.twitter.com/TimandraHarknes
http://fifty2stories.tumblr.com/
The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music...2013-08-1725 minStandUpTragedySUT Daily Ep 17: Timandra Harkness And Nina GrayThis is the seventeenth episode of SUT Daily. This episode was recorded as part of our 11 day run at PBH's Free Fringe at The Edinburgh Festival. All episodes will feature one of our live acts and tragedy from across the festival.
www.standuptragedy.co.uk/
This episode was recorded downstairs at The Fiddler's Elbow. It features author and statistical science stand up Timandra Harkness and writer and performer Nina Gray.
www.timandraharkness.com/
www.twitter.com/TimandraHarknes
http://fifty2stories.tumblr.com/
The Stand Up Tragedy podcast is produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. Our music...2013-08-1725 min
Nunhead American Radio with Lewis Schaffer17 June 2013 Nunhead American Radio with Lewis Schaffer. Guests Jeff Kuntz and Timandra Harkness.<div class="posthaven-post-body"><p>17 June 2013 Kuntz Harkness Nunhead American Radio with Lewis Schaffer. The only radio program for Americans living in Nunhead and for all Nunheaders, with a special focus on the increasingly in-demand area of Nunhead Heights. <br></p><p> <div class="posthaven-file posthaven-file-audio posthaven-file-state-processed" id="posthaven_audio_959663" >
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StandUpTragedySUT Hackney Ep 3 Timandra HarknessThis is the third episode of the new improved Stand Up Tragedy podcast. For the next 7 weeks we will be sharing tragedies we collected at the live show that took place on January 18th at the Hackney Attic.
In this episode we focus on Timandra Harkness performing some science based stand-up: http://www.timandraharkness.com/
This Stand Up Tragedy podcast was produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.2013-02-0817 minStandUpTragedySUT Hackney Ep 3 Timandra HarknessThis is the third episode of the new improved Stand Up Tragedy podcast. For the next 7 weeks we will be sharing tragedies we collected at the live show that took place on January 18th at the Hackney Attic.
In this episode we focus on Timandra Harkness performing some science based stand-up: http://www.timandraharkness.com/
This Stand Up Tragedy podcast was produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.2013-02-0817 minStand Up Tragedy 2013:SUT Hackney Ep 3 Timandra HarknessThis is the third episode of the new improved Stand Up Tragedy podcast. For the next 7 weeks we will be sharing tragedies we collected at the live show that took place on January 18th at the Hackney Attic.
In this episode we focus on Timandra Harkness performing some science based stand-up: http://www.timandraharkness.com/
This Stand Up Tragedy podcast was produced by Bryony Hawkins with audio recording by Stephen Harvey. It is hosted by Dave Pickering.2013-02-0817 min
StandUpTragedyStand Up Tragedy Spotlight 12 - Timandra HarknessIn episode 12 of Stand Up Tragedy Spotlight we shine a light on Timandra Harkness
For more from Timandra go here: http://www.timandraharkness.com/
Or come and see her live at Stand Up Tragedy on the 18th January at the Hackney Attic: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Stand_Up_Tragedy/2013-01-0414 minStandUpTragedyStand Up Tragedy Spotlight 12 - Timandra HarknessIn episode 12 of Stand Up Tragedy Spotlight we shine a light on Timandra Harkness
For more from Timandra go here: http://www.timandraharkness.com/
Or come and see her live at Stand Up Tragedy on the 18th January at the Hackney Attic: http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Stand_Up_Tragedy/2013-01-0414 min
Relatively Prime: Stories from the Mathematical DomainThe Toolbox
The mathematics that we all learn in school is great. No, really, it is. How can anyone get through life without knowing how to add or subtract. Multiply or divide. Solve for an unknown or factor a polynomial. OK, you might be able to get through life without that last one, but the point still stands, the mathematics that we all learn in school is great. It isn’t everything though. There are a lot of other tools that mathematics has to offer that could enrich people’s lives. On this episode Samuel Hansen rummages throug...2012-09-1858 min
StandUpTragedyStand Up Tragedy 18The second podcast of extracts from the live Stand Up Tragedy that happened at The Leicester Square Theatre on Monday 4th June 2012
The next episode of extracts from this show will come out next Friday.
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This episode of SUT features...
Music from A Room Full of Friends.
Poetry from Marianne Morris: http://mannemo.tumblr.com/
Comedy from Timandra Harkness: http://www.timandraharkness.com/
Outro Song from The Reactionaries: Their new album Bouncy, Poppy Songs About Death will be...2012-06-1530 min