The Elements of Disaster
→ November 8, 2009 3Earth, Air, Fire, Water: the four classic elements. But those wise ancients forgot the fifth element, the one that turns a laughable error into a “natural” disaster: human folly.
Eric Hal Schwartz | eric@freeradicalsmag.com | 3 posts
Eric Hal Schwartz is a graduate student in Boston University's Center for Science and Medical Journalism. Currently a freelance journalist, he has written professionally for Xconomy, the Arizona Daily Star, the Forward, and other publications.
Earth, Air, Fire, Water: the four classic elements. But those wise ancients forgot the fifth element, the one that turns a laughable error into a “natural” disaster: human folly.
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