> “It’s sort of a morality tale for the arrogance of modernity, that we put so much faith into science and reason and using industry to solve every problem,” Va

> “It’s sort of a morality tale for the arrogance of modernity, that we put so much faith into science and reason and using industry to solve every problem,” Vann says [...] So what does he think the lesson is instead? “To watch out for programs being created in situations where where the arrogance is so strong and the power differential is so intense that evidence can be ignored.” These statements feel so ridiculous in this context. So instead of science, reason, and industry what should we use to control rat population? Faith and prayers? Homeopathy and energy crystals? And how exactly were French ignoring evidence? To me it seems they were perceptive of the evidence, tweaking the program as they went and finally terminating it. And how did power differential come into play here at all?