Sociology, Not Engineering, May Explain Our Vulnerability to Technological Disaster

By D.W. MILLER

In studying meltdowns, plane crashes, and chemical leaks, scholars blame high-risk cultures, unpredictability, and even 'safety' measures

Bhopal. Challenger. Chernobyl. Exxon Valdez. ValuJet.

Faced with modern technological catastrophes, we console ourselves that really bad

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