The Lovestruck Explorer's Deadly Guessing Game
From Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Published 4/10/2026
In 1860, police officer Robert O'Hara Burke plans an expedition to map the mysterious blank in the centre of Australia. Joining him is scientist William Wills, and a ragtag team of hires. Burke falls out with virtually everyone around him, and demonstrates an uncanny ability to make terrible…
