Messy: When automated anti-disaster systems make things worse, and what to do about it
by Cory Doctorow from on (#1XQK1)
"Undercover Economist" Tim Harford (previously) has a new book out, Messy, which makes a fascinating and compelling case that we are in real danger from the seductive neatness of computers, which put our messes out of sight, where they grow into great catastrophes. (more")