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Am I the first to notice this tragically prophetic illustration by the great Ronald Searle from 1973, when the World Trade Center was dedicated?

““There’s no attempt to learn from the past. It’s an institutional mistake of this country.” nytimes.com/2025/03/04/din… via @NYTimes

“Edward Tenner is the go-to expert for explaining why things go tragically wrong…His 1997 book Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences should be required reading for all designers working in today’s world.” printmag.com/daily-heller/t…

So you think America has bureaucracy? This book lists 8291 titles, including observer of sundial, in 599 double column pages of small text. Great bedtime reading, found in a book sale.

History of technology fun fact of the week: “The Pacific Theater received more color coverage than the European Theater because the color film stock could be refrigerated on battleships.” ht Miriam Tenner hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…

Duh… “There was just one critical flaw in this grand vision: Ciudad Real sits approximately 150 miles south of Madrid.” search.app/VzXn6PqoeEHwpP…

“We’re going to make progress. We’re going to persuade each other. But we’re never going to get to the point where we really know the truthfulness of a complex human system like an economic system.” wsj.com/economy/edward…

‘“We obsess, [freelance music editor Ash] Mistry said, “about paper sizes — the difference between ISOB4 and JISB4.” There are no global metric standards. “Standards are wonderful because there are so many to choose from!“ nytimes.com/2025/03/11/art…

Yes, everybody else should stop writing them😎 theguardian.com/books/2025/mar…

Some of the most brilliant ideas are obvious once they have been explained. The Swiss cheese model is one of them. I am teaching my Understanding Disasters freshman seminar again at Princeton this fall. James Reason’s work will be a key reading again. nytimes.com/2025/03/13/sci…

‘Mr. Moser approached his work philosophically. Among his many quotations was one borrowed from the Shakers: “Build an object as though it were to last a thousand years and as if you were to die tomorrow.”’ nytimes.com/2025/03/17/art… via @NYTimes

‘Michael R. Bloomberg … argued the billions spent on these laptops for students have failed to improve academics, shifting focus from traditional learning and raising concerns about declining outcomes.’ search.app/ihWUzzEsaRpwtv…

Do they really? Then why do almost half of high school students admit to using AI to write their assignments? theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

Old Ivy League saying: “Be yourself. And if that doesn’t work, be somebody else.” nypost.com/2025/03/27/lif…

Now Amazon’s top new release in History of Technology! a.co/d/ccm8JJ6

"AI can improve efficiency, it may also reduce critical engagement ... raising concerns about long-term reliance and diminished independent problem-solving.” search.app/DYizZqQ5V3vypT…

Meta’s new motivational speaker!facebook.com/share/r/16281i…

This will be a problem at the Last Judgement! search.app/svtk3MnRij1XRF…

Who is Peter Navarro? I reflected on him and others I called alt-thorities in this essay: milkenreview.org/articles/whos-… nypost.com/2025/04/08/us-…

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