Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Why things bite back

Why things bite back by Edward Tenner 1996 (ISBN 978-0-679-74756-7)
Subtitle - Technology and the revenge of unintended consequences.

Haiku summary -
Acute problem fixed
Now chronic issues remain
Monitor forever.

Disasters happen
Society learns and acts
It's backdoor progress
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