Warnings : finding Cassandras to stop catastrophes
In Greek mythology Cassandra foresaw calamities, but was cursed by the gods to be ignored. Modern-day Cassandras clearly predicted the disasters of Katrina, Fukushima, the Great Recession, the rise of ISIS, and many others. Like her, they were ignored. There are others right now warning of impending disasters, but how do we know which warnings are likely to be right? Through riveting explorations in a variety of fields, the authors uncover a method to separate the accurate Cassandras from the crazy doomsayers.
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- ISBN: 9780062488022
- Physical Description 405 pages : charts ; 24 cm
- Edition First edition.
- Publisher New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
- Copyright ©2017
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-389) and index. |
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Warnings : Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Missed Warnings | ||
Chapter 1 | Cassandra: From Myth to Reality | p. 1 |
Chapter 2 | The Spook: Invasion of Kuwait | p. 19 |
Chapter 3 | The Rebuilder: Hurricane Katrina | p. 39 |
Chapter 4 | The Arabist: The Rise of ISIS | p. 57 |
Chapter 5 | The Seismologist: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster | p. 75 |
Chapter 8 | The Accountant: Madoff's Ponzi Scheme | p. 99 |
Chapter 7 | The Inspector: Mine Disaster | p. 121 |
Chapter 8 | The Market Analyst: The 2008 Recession | p. 143 |
Chapter 9 | The Cassandra Coefficient | p. 167 |
Current Warnings | ||
Chapter 10 | The Computer Scientist. Artificial Intelligence | p. 199 |
Chapter 11 | The journalist: Pandemic Disease | p. 217 |
Chapter 12 | The Climate Scientist: Sea-Level Rise | p. 237 |
Chapter 13 | The Weatherman: Nuclear Ice Age | p. 261 |
Chapter 14 | The Engineer: The Internet of Everything | p. 283 |
Chapter 15 | The Planetary Defender: Meteor Strike | p. 301 |
Chapter 16 | The Biologist: Gene Editing | p. 325 |
Chapter 17 | Can You Hear Her Now? | p. 351 |
Acknowledgments | p. 369 | |
Notes | p. 371 | |
Index | p. 391 |