Description
Even the best laid plans can go catastrophically wrong when humans get involved. This week, people bungle simple operations on some of the most dangerous weapons in the world.
Listen to Human Error in Volatile Situations from This American Life. Take notes about what you see that’s right and wrong. Capture your thoughts in a short reflection. See below for a format example.
Summarize what happened in a succinct paragraph, much like the first paragraph of a newspaper article.
List your thoughts as +/-
- Share your impressions. Some example ideas:
- How did this go so horribly wrong?
- Was this foreseeable?
What surprised you the most?
- How much do you identify with our protagonists? Can you imagine yourself doing the same things?
- What would you change?
- How far do engineers’ responsibilities go for preventing such accidents? Put another way, what is the price of a human life?
- Redux: given the presence of the skirt, was this foreseeable?
- https://www.thisamericanlife.org/634/human-error-in-volatile-situations
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- Summary