General
| Author: | Edward Tenner |
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| Purchase Price: | 7.99 |
Publishing
| Publisher: | Fourth Estate |
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Comments
Explains the idea of the 'revenge effect' - that technological advance has unexpected and unintended consequences. Some were convincing, but others, especially the medical arguments, didn't really sound like revenge effects to me: is it really unexpected that finding cures for killer diseases results in requiring better chronic care? A good idea spoiled by confusing 'revenge' effects with the 'next biggest' effect.