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Deb Chachra is mostly not here @debcha

Author of HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS + engineering professor. She/they. Also @debcha elsewhere: AT https://t.co/b85u4Stxk8, AT https://t.co/pUPKt0ZRNU, Instagram. debcha.org Cambridge, MA Joined September 2008
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Deb Chachra is mostly not here @debcha

2 years ago

@kevinriggle @kaseyklimes Amartya Sen, the economist, wrote that the reason why we want *money* is to have ‘the freedom to live the kinds of lives that we have reason to value.’ We buy energy to enable our agency to act (eg artificial light), collectively if we can (ie electricity)

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2 years ago

@EthanZ Thanks for the kind words, Ethan — so glad you found the book useful to think with!

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Ethan Zuckerman @EthanZ

2 years ago

Inspired by @debcha's writing about infrastructure and frailty, I look at the CrowdStrike debacle through the lens of monoculture and polyculture.

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2 years ago

In computing, as in farming, the pursuit of efficiency can leave us vulnerable. Just look at CrowdStrike, writes @EthanZ. prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technolo…

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2 years ago

5️⃣words from … "How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World" by @debcha blog.wordnik.com/five-words-fro… via @wordnik

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2 years ago

HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS author @debcha weighs in on circularity and how we can grow the economy without making more useless junk in this @voxdotcom article! vox.com/future-perfect…

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2 years ago

When someone asked @debcha about how you can get kids to care about infrastructure, her response was that she wants kids to never have to think about it. “I want the grownups to do a good enough job that we all have infrastructure that works well.” buff.ly/469gBrI

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2 years ago

Read this amazing Q&A with HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS author @debcha in @PublicBooks! She's so great at encouraging readers to appreciate infrastructure and "boldly envision alternative futures." publicbooks.org/infrastructure…

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2 years ago

.@Nature recommends you read @debcha's HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS this summer, as it "will change how you view train departure boards, light switches and spray-painted symbols on the pavement." 🤯 nature.com/articles/d4158…

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2 years ago

“It’s possible to live by yourself and never interact with other people. It will not actually kill you. But humans, by and large, don’t do it, and infrastructure really is an instantiation of that implicit sociality.” buff.ly/4daCdGJ

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2 years ago

"...will change how you view train departure boards, light switches and spray-painted symbols on the pavement."   Congrats to @debcha, whose@SloanPublic book "How Infrastructure Works" was named one of @Nature's top reads for the summer   nature.com/articles/d4158…

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2 years ago

With @jenn_rossmann, @debcha calls for viewing infrastructure as a public good that contributes to health and well-being—but that doesn’t change the fact that investing in infrastructure is a clear form of economic stimulus. buff.ly/466ZDul

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2 years ago

@PhilWalkable @RichTKelly @FaberBooks @TorvaBooks This is so great, thanks!

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Phil BuildTheFutureNow 🇺🇸🦅🌲💙 @PhilSustainable

2 years ago

@RichTKelly @debcha @FaberBooks @TorvaBooks

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Richard T Kelly @RichTKelly

2 years ago

As #UKElection nears, kudos to @FaberBooks for inviting authors to select books that speak to the times. Pleased to nominate @debcha's fine book on infrastructure from @TorvaBooks faber.co.uk/journal/keyiss…

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Deb Chachra is mostly not here @debcha

2 years ago

@RichTKelly @FaberBooks @TorvaBooks Thank you so much for this!

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Deb Chachra is mostly not here @debcha

2 years ago

Austin friends, this is tonight — hope to see you there!

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2 years ago

In computing, as in farming, the pursuit of efficiency can leave us vulnerable. Just look at CrowdStrike, writes @EthanZ. prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technolo…

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2 years ago

Developing various, superior systems can help us transform existing materials into something new, writes Deb Chachra (@debcha). untappedjournal.com/issues/issue-1…

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2 years ago

HOW #INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS @pengunusa by #MA #author & @OlinCollege's @debcha is a #MAssachusettsbookawards #nonfiction #longlist. Addresses the invisible systems that support us. See: ow.ly/nWpp50SgWOS #STEM #CenterForTheBook @MassLibAssoc @mblclibraries @NEIBAbooks

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Doron Weber @DoronWeber

2 years ago

Join @SloanPublic author @debcha & @austinkleon in @austintexasgov as they discuss her new book "How Infrastructure Works," about how essential utilities function, how much we rely on them & the consequences of systemic neglect   More details here: austinkleon.com/2024/05/31/im-…

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