[Read ebook] Overcomplicated: Technology at the Limits of Comprehension
·•●- Samuel Arbesman ·•●-
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. One of the most through provoking books I've read in yearsBy Chip HaussI've read a lot of books on the relationship between technology and the complex nature of life in the first decades of the 21st century. None affected me more than Overcomplicated for two main reasons.First, while other authors get at technology per se at least as well as Arbesman does, he nails the problems growing out of it on the head from the beginning of the book on. SPraise fornbsp;Overcomplicated:"[Arbesman] argues convincingly...He is undoubtedly right. The dream that we can fully understand our complex man-made systems is just thatmdash;a dream." mdash;The Wall Street Journal "Acquiring fluency in systems-speak is fast becoming a civic duty... Arbesmanrsquonbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Why did the New York Stock Exchange suspend trading without warning on July 8, 2015? Why did certain Toyota vehicles accelerate uncontrollably against the will of their drivers? Why does the programming inside our airplanes occasionally surprise its creators?nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;After a thorough analysis by the top experts, the answers still elude us.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;You donrsquo;t understand the software running your car or your iPhone. But herersquo;s a secret: neither do the... [PDF.qt00] Overcomplicated: Technology at the Limits of Comprehension Rating: 4.85 (675 Votes)
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