http://community.machinedesign.com/blogs/editordesk/archive/2009/03/16/simulations-cause-trouble.aspxHere is a short but interesting interview with Sherry Turkle, professor of social studies of science and technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has a new book out in which she tracks difficulties that can arise from computer simulations.enCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.1)http://community.machinedesign.com/blogs/editordesk/archive/2009/03/16/simulations-cause-trouble.aspx#30709Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:36:12 GMT9fd04ceb-ea18-483e-aa22-d0b00268cf1e:30709Rob45<p>A perfect example of why professors of social studies shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a computer...</p> <p>But for a more relevant scenario, &nbsp;consider what could happen if - just for the sake of argument, mind you - a wild-eyed environmentalist &nbsp;were to have written the program that does long-range meteorological simulations. &nbsp;Why, such a person might bias it towards predicting some sort of doomsday scenario like &quot;global-warming&quot; &nbsp;that would demand immediate action!</p>