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Why Things Bite Back
Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences is a 1997 book by former executive editor for physical science and history at Princeton University Press Edward Tenner that is an account and geography of modern technology. Edward Tenner's book describes how technology has had unintended effects on society.
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Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences is a 1997 book by former executive editor for physical science and history at Princeton University Press Edward Tenner that is an account and geography of modern technology. Edward Tenner's book describes how technology has had unintended effects on society.
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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