Remember the James Burke “Connections” series, from about thirty years back? Yeah, that dates me, I know.
If you’re unaware of it, take the time to look it up – and take the thirty or forty minutes to watch the first part of the series, embedded below. It’s a terrific introduction to the fragility of our systems, and the issues that can ensue when our oh-so-advanced systems go down…
-Greg



















thanks for posting the video. I hadn’t seen it before, and I found it fascinating. I want to see the rest of the series too.
Our pleasure to post it, Lonnie. Glad you enjoyed it, and yep – if you haven’t seen the rest of the series, it’s fascinating stuff.