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E134: Normal Accidents -- Charles Perrow (Summary of Episode)
Wednesday, 4 February, 2026
Coming soon! Our next episode features a 1999 book by Charles Perrow titled Normal Accidents that addresses the risks associated with complex, tightly coupled high-risk technological systems. With the Three Mile Island disaster and a host of other catastrophes, Perrow built a framework that helps forecast which kinds of technologies are most at risk. However, he suggests there are constraints regarding what one can do to preclude accidents.
