“There's a tremendous popular fallacy which holds that significant research can be carried out by trying things. Actually it is easy to show that in general no significant problem can be solved empirically, except for accidents so rare as to be statistically unimportant. One of my jests is to say that we work empirically -- we use bull's eye empiricism. We try everything, but we try the right thing first!” TryingFirstsUseShowsProblemEyeEasyResearchAccidentsSignificantRight ThingBullsUnimportantFallacyEmpiricism Author:Edwin Land
“He who remembers the evils he has undergone, and those that have threatened him, and the slight causes that have changed him from one state to another, prepares himself in that way for future changes and for recognizing his condition. The life of Caesar has no more to show us than our own; an emperor's or an ordinary man's, it is still a life subject to all human accidents.” MenWayHumansStillsStatesShowsRememberEvilCausesConditionsSubjectsChangedOrdinaryAccidentsThreatenedRecognizingEmperorOrdinary Man Book:Essays Source: Essays
“Serious accidents are frequently blamed on "human error." Yet careful analysis of such situations shows that the design or installation of the equipment has contributed significantly to the problems. The design team or installers did not pay sufficient attention to the needs of those who would be using the equipment, so confusion or error was almost unavoidable.” NeedsHumansShowsProblemWould BePayAttentionSituationTeamDesignSeriousErrorsCarefulAccidentsConfusionAnalysisSufficientEquipmentInstallationHuman Error Author:Donald A. Norman
“Given that a few days ago we had a terrible accident, a tragic terrorist attack in Barajas, in Madrid, I would like to propose to you that we show our complete condemnation, our most intense revulsion, and that we show profound solidarity with the victims.” ShowsGivenTerribleVictimProfoundAccidentsTerroristIntenseTragicSolidarityProposeCondemnationTerrorist AttacksMadridRevulsion Author:Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
“The reality of any location in Britain being used in a TV program of a film is that something bad is going to happen! That's the nature of drama. Most of the things that get made or basically grisly detective shows about murders, accidents or medical dramas.” MadeShowsRealityHappensFilmUsedTvsDramaProgramMurderAccidentsMedicalBritainLocationDetectives Author:Ben Wheatley