Some posts you might find of interest.
- “How Complex Systems Fail“, Richard I. Cook (MD, Cognitive technologies Laboratory, U Chicago), 21 April 2000 — “A Short Treatise on the Nature of Failure; How Failure is Evaluated; How Failure is Attributed to Proximate Cause; and the Resulting New Understanding of Patient Safety (hat tip to Michael Krigsman at ZD Net)
- “Such a Waste of Fine Infantry“, Jeff Huber, AntiWar.com, 5 November 2009 — A look at the Af-Pak War.
- “The Future of Nuclear Power“, MIT Study, updated 2009
- “Reviews Raise Doubt on Training of Afghan Forces“, New York Times, 6 November 2009
For something different, two articles about our animal friends:
- “Killer dolphins baffle marine experts“, Daily Telegraph, 25 January 2008
- “Do Wolves Kill for Sport?“, Brian Palmer, Slate, 5 November 2009 — “No, but sometimes they hunt down more than they can eat.”
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To read other articles about these things, see the following:
- Financial crisis – what’s happening? how will this end?
- Iraq & Sub-continent Wars – my articles
- Peak oil and energy – studies and reports
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