Unexpected side effects - Edward Tenner
Mar 30, 2026•21 min
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Every new invention changes the world -- in ways both intentional and unexpected. Historian Edward Tenner tells stories that illustrate the under-appreciated gap between our ability to innovate and our ability to foresee the consequences.
Talk by Edward Tenner.
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