A really entertaining read, even if I am left wondering how much of the “Florida effect” stands up in the post reproducibility crisis times. And would have like

A really entertaining read, even if I am left wondering how much of the “Florida effect” stands up in the post reproducibility crisis times. And would have liked more details on the calculation failures. I would guess that there was perhaps less of a paycological bias and not a case of “you spend a large amount on a computer, if the calculations are wrong you are fired” type situation. I’ve seen a lot of projects like this where pressure is built on project leads for the chosen solution to be correct and not just for the goal to be reached, which means you end up not looking at obvious alternatives because even if that solves the project “your solution failed”. Does anyone know of similar stories or books that deal with engineering failures from a human psychology view? Personally I’m reminded of the coverage of the Challanger disaster in “Ehat do you care what other people think” by Richard Feynman, which I can highly recommend reading if you haven’t already.