[SystemSafety] systemsafety Digest, Vol 88, Issue 24

[Michael D Wagner]

Thanks for the pointer Martyn — I was just listening this morning and forwarded it on to my team. Excellent lessons! Anyone here know Tim Harford? He’s really good at framing these problems (I heard the Torrey Canyon episode and thought it was great too.)

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>   1. Galileo and safety systems (Martyn Thomas)
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> From: Martyn Thomas <martyn at thomas-associates.co.uk>
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> I recommend the Tim Harford podcast:
> http://timharford.com/2019/11/cautionary-tales-ep-3-lala-land-galileos-warning/
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> It's a good intro to Normal Accidents and a useful reminder that adding
> safety systems increases complexity and thereby ways to fail.
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> Martyn
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