The Truth Detective: How to make sense of a world that doesn't add up

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All electronic equipment, especially mobile phones, must be set to silent before entering the Theatre and/or any other spaces where events are taking place. Smoking Financial Crimes Detectives: Financial crimes detectives investigate white-collar crimes such as embezzlement, money laundering, or corporate fraud. They analyze financial records, interview employees and executives, and collaborate with financial experts or forensic accountants to trace the flow of money and uncover fraudulent activities.

The last chapter inspires readers to be curious, not just seeing a personal one-sided view. Harford relates his time with the American comedian Stephen Colbert ( The Colbert Report), and how Colbert stimulated curiosity in his viewers and explained how politicians fund campaigns. This chapter finishes by reiterating the points on how to be a Truth Detective and on a positive note: Children get all the best books and now recently published: Tim Harford’s The Truth Detective: How to Make Sense of a World That Doesn’t Add Up. This is a fun, fact filled, brilliantly explained book, enhanced by Ollie Mann’s illustrations in splashes of colour.Detectives have distinct personalities. They tend to be investigative individuals, which means they’re intellectual, introspective, and inquisitive. They are curious, methodical, rational, analytical, and logical. Some of them are also enterprising, meaning they’re adventurous, ambitious, assertive, extroverted, energetic, enthusiastic, confident, and optimistic. Unless specified, our public events are suitable for ages 15 and above. However for most events, younger children are more than welcome to attend with parental permission.

The Oxford Literary Festival has in my mind become the leading literary festival of the year. The organisation, the roster of speakers, the ambience and the sheer quality of it all is superb. May it now go from strength to strength each year stretching its ambition more and more. I believe it will. Tim Harford is a senior columnist for the Financial Times. His long-running column, “The Undercover Economist”, reveals the economic ideas behind everyday experiences, while he also writes op-eds, interviews and long feature articles for the FT. He is an evangelist for the power of economics, wisely used, and has spoken at TED, PopTech and Sydney Opera House. Holiday workshops are very strictly for students within the age criteria advertised for each event. We are unable to accept bookings for students outside these ages and any bookings made for students who are not of the correct age at the time of the workshop will be cancelled. This is to make sure students attending can get the most out of their experience. Other information You will encounter dastardly villains who have tried to trip us up with dodgy data and misinformation.Case Documentation and Reporting: Detectives meticulously document all aspects of their investigations, including observations, interviews, evidence collected, and analysis conducted. They prepare detailed reports that outline the facts of the case and provide updates to supervisors and prosecutors. These reports are crucial in presenting a clear and organized case during legal proceedings. How do you navigate sex and consent as a teenager? How To Have Sex is the debut feature film of director Molly Manning Walker. It follows three best friends on a hedonistic post-GCSE trip to a party resort in Greece. As they fill their days sunning, clubbing and drinking, they also deal with troubling first sexual encounters and wrestle with issues of consent. Molly joins Jess to discuss the inspiration behind the film.

Homicide Detectives: Homicide detectives are responsible for investigating murders and suspicious deaths. They examine crime scenes, gather evidence, interview witnesses and suspects, and work closely with forensic experts to determine the cause of death and identify the perpetrator. Homicide detectives play a crucial role in bringing justice to victims and their families. And you will learn how being smart and savvy with numbers, will help you be smart and savvy about everything else in life too. their intelligence – this makes a huge difference for a speaker. In the Oxford audience I encountered many experts in the field my book covered and even one of the ambassadors I’d quoted Tim has appeared on the Colbert Report, Newsnight, Marketplace, Planet Money, PM, Today, The One Show and many other popular radio and TV programs. His writing has been published by the leading magazines and newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic, including Esquire, Forbes, Wired, New York Magazine, the Guardian, the Sunday Times, the Washington Post and the New York Times.If you wish to cancel your booking, you must let us know 24 hours before the start of the event. Eventbrite bookings