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No silver bullet - by Jason Crawford

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Lessons about how to create safety from the history of fire

Essays No silver bullet Lessons about how to create safety from the history of fire Jason Crawford Jan 23, 2026 90 8 5 Share Reality is a dangerous place. From the dawn of humanity we have faced the hazards of nature: fire, flood, disease, famine. Better technology and infrastructure have made us safer from many of these risks—but have also created new risks, from boiler explosions to carcinogens to ozone depletion, and exacerbated old ones. Safety, security, and resilience against these hazards is not the default state of humanity. It is an achievement, and in each case it came about delibera

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