#human errors

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

Have you read Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes by Nathan H. Lents (2018)?

yes

no

I've read parts of it

I've never heard of it

Voting ended onNov 30, 2025

[the-true-metal]

30th Anniversary

Megace

Human Errors

Thrash Metal

Germany

August 26th, 1991

[nathanlents]

‘Pointless’ Bones, ‘Flawed’ Birth Spacing, and ‘Broken’ Genes

Why our flaws alone can’t disprove God’s purpose.

I suspect some will be surprised to see me sharing an article from “Christianity Today,” and even more so since it is about me and my book, and not in support. Some might even consider this article critical of me.

I am sharing this because it’s a great example of how a writer can disagree without being disagreeable, can challenge ideas without mischaracterizing them, can critique a way of thinking without insulting the thinker. 

I’ve not met Liuan Huska before and we probably don’t see eye to eye on my life’s work. But I respect her thoughtful writing and her commitment to her point of view, even if I don’t share it. She has inspired me to be better with my own critiques. I tip my hat.

“So-called ‘design flaws...’ are opportunities for relationship and grace.”

So they are.

[jezebeel]

this Eurovision 2019  gives me so many Miss Universe 2015 vibes XD

[aestheticartlovers]

Of course it was human error. Always is. Bloody humans.

Lie To Me

[nathanlents]

Everything that's wrong with the human body

We like to think of ourselves as highly evolved, well-adapted creatures, but our retinas face backwards, we have too many bones in our wrists, and at least half our genome is junk. Biologist Nathan Lents explains what we can learn from our flaws.

[nathanlents]

I recently sat for an interview for an upcoming BBC documentary about redesigning the human body. This interesting premise got me thinking about what I m

What would you change about the human body if you could?

[webntrmpt2x]

AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying

LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years,