Ben Hardy
@benhardy.bsky.social
Clinical Prof at London Business School. Research methods, hormones, decision making. Ex veterinary surgeon. Views my own, except when they’re someone else’s.
This is lovely.
THREAD.
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.
I've collected his work here...
December 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This is lovely.
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What’s going to happen to the unsolved riddle from the sculpture in the CIA’s garden when the only person who knows the answer dies? Great long form journalism here - worth buying the FT in hard copy so you can read the magazine for this
on.ft.com/3JbOOjh
on.ft.com/3JbOOjh
Jim Sanborn has a secret
The sculptor of the CIA’s ‘Kryptos’ has spent decades guarding its last secret code. What happens when he’s gone?
on.ft.com
August 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
What’s going to happen to the unsolved riddle from the sculpture in the CIA’s garden when the only person who knows the answer dies? Great long form journalism here - worth buying the FT in hard copy so you can read the magazine for this
on.ft.com/3JbOOjh
on.ft.com/3JbOOjh
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This excellent piece on Audrey Hepburn's work as a teen with the Dutch resistance was going around yesterday. I see it's based on a script by historian Alex von Tunzelmann. @alexvont.bsky.social
'She believed you have to take sides': How Audrey Hepburn became a secret spy during World War Two
As a teenager growing up in the Netherlands, the Oscar-winning actress bravely carried messages for the Dutch resistance during the Nazi occupation.
www.bbc.com
January 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This excellent piece on Audrey Hepburn's work as a teen with the Dutch resistance was going around yesterday. I see it's based on a script by historian Alex von Tunzelmann. @alexvont.bsky.social
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Office chat allows white-collar workers to discuss their jobs in a way that would be intelligible to someone outside their field. When friends post on LinkedIn, I’m struck not just by how sensible they seem. But also that I’m not entirely sure what exactly it is they do.
on.ft.com/40djKWo
on.ft.com/40djKWo
What we talk about when we talk about the office
[FREE TO READ] Enduring interest in where we work has made it a small talk favourite
on.ft.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Office chat allows white-collar workers to discuss their jobs in a way that would be intelligible to someone outside their field. When friends post on LinkedIn, I’m struck not just by how sensible they seem. But also that I’m not entirely sure what exactly it is they do.
on.ft.com/40djKWo
on.ft.com/40djKWo
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Still laughing hours after I read this. So true so true
March 6, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Still laughing hours after I read this. So true so true
I love the FT's journalism. You get a flavour of office life here. 'Hot Mom never picked up the phone and we were unable to find a website, though the FT’s open plan office and fear of another run-in with the IT security desk stymied our search.'
November 6, 2024 at 8:24 PM
I love the FT's journalism. You get a flavour of office life here. 'Hot Mom never picked up the phone and we were unable to find a website, though the FT’s open plan office and fear of another run-in with the IT security desk stymied our search.'
A very enjoyable primer on Benford's law.
🧵Next week, you will see people using something called Benford's Law to try to prove election fraud.
⛔️These people are wrong⛔️
I am a scientist who has published on Benford's Law. Let me tell you what it is and why what they are doing is mathematically incorrect. 1/
⛔️These people are wrong⛔️
I am a scientist who has published on Benford's Law. Let me tell you what it is and why what they are doing is mathematically incorrect. 1/
November 3, 2024 at 8:38 AM
A very enjoyable primer on Benford's law.
I know others have posted this but it’s so relevant. So relevant.
December 13, 2023 at 7:21 PM
I know others have posted this but it’s so relevant. So relevant.