Thursday, April 11, 2019
Our day-to-day lives rely on stable infrastructure and a continuous flow of energy. We want to get to where we are going, turn on the lights, drink clean water, connect with friends—without interruption and without giving it a second thought.
With so much riding on the systems that hum in the background of our society, we expect they are constructed, maintained, upgraded, and rebuilt in a straightforward, rational way, based on science, engineering, economics, and sound public policy.
If only it were so simple.