Monthly Archives: August 2021
Tokyo 2020: Toyota restarts driverless vehicles after accident
A visually impaired athlete from Japan’s judo team was hit by one of the e-Palette pods on Thursday.
Theranos scandal: Who is Elizabeth Holmes and why is she on trial?
The former boss of blood testing company Theranos is accused of fraud and could face years in jail.
Nike is giving its head office staff a week’s break
The sports shoe giant is giving US head office staff this week off after a “traumatic” year.
Accident by construction – why technology and regulations increase risk
Note: Large parts of the book were inspired by [the thinking behind] this post and normal accident theory. Most people organize themselves in a lifestyle which is very prone to accidents. I do not. Bad things practically never happen to
Exercise for the reader
Here’s an easy exercise. Find a calculator. Think of the last thing, you bought. What was it? A pair of pants? A sandwich? The electric bill? A tank of gas? How much did it cost? Write that down. Now try