"Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control", by Errol Morris (and also probably other things by him). 4-way weirdly interleaved story of a lion tamer, a scientist studyin

"Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control", by Errol Morris (and also probably other things by him). 4-way weirdly interleaved story of a lion tamer, a scientist studying the naked mole rat, a topiary gardener, and a roboticist.