This episode is released exclusively on Pushkin+. Episodes are released on the main feed each Friday. In 1998, an art gallery gets a mysterious phone call. The caller claims they have been fooled ...

We tend to bet more aggressively when the odds aren't in our favor. The right response, however, is to change direction, as Tim Harford's writes in Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure.

Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you ...