Brady Heywood Podcast
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsA show about engineering failures and disasters. We examine the technical, human and organisational causes of failure, and explore why our decision-making is not nearly as rational as we’d like to think.
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Introducing 'Simplifying Complexity'
November 21, 2022 13:01 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBAs you can tell by the title of this episode this isn’t a normal episode of The Brady Heywood Podcast. In today’s episode we introduce you to a new show that we’ve been working on called Simplifying Complexity, a podcast all about complexity science. Simplifying Complexity is all about understanding the underlying principles that govern how systems work; systems as diverse as economies, ecologies, cities and countries. In each episode, we'll meet with the experts, and learn everything from ...
Miami Bridge Failure - Part 3
August 31, 2021 14:01 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBIn today's episode, we bring to a close our three-part series on the collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Miami, Florida, in 2018. In part one, you heard about the cracks in the bridge and how nothing was done about them. And in part two, you heard about the serious errors that were made in the bridge's design. In this episode, we take a deep dive into two unanswered questions from this failure: just why did everyone ignore the cracks in the bridge; and why did a rigorous checking process no...
Miami Bridge Failure - Part 2
July 31, 2021 14:01 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBToday's episode is the second of a three-part series on the 2018 collapse of the International University Pedestrian Bridge in Miami, Florida. In our last episode, you heard how a pedestrian bridge under construction at the Florida International University collapsed in 2018 and killed six people. While many things came together to cause the collapse of this structure, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) identified some serious errors in the design of the bridge. In this episode...
Miami Bridge Failure - Part 1
June 30, 2021 14:01 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBToday's episode is the first of a three-part series about the 2018 collapse of the Florida International University pedestrian bridge in Miami, Florida. In this part, you'll hear how the signals which could have prevented the collapse of the bridge were ignored, leading to the deaths of six people. You'll also hear how the checks and balances put in place to identify these bad decisions failed. And how this bridge gave warning sign after warning sign that something was wrong, but the parti...
The Brady Review
May 31, 2021 14:01 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBToday's episode is a little different. It explores 'The Brady Review', a report Brady Heywood undertook on the mining and quarrying industry in Queensland, Australia. From January 2000 until the end of July 2019, 47 people lost their lives in the mining and quarrying industry in Queensland, Australia. That's an average of 2.4 fatalities per year, or 12 fatalities in any five year period. What's causing these fatalities? Is it that the mining industry is inherently hazardous? Or is it bad l...
The Pike River Mine Disaster - Part 3
April 30, 2021 14:01 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBCONTENT WARNING: This episode contains vivid descriptions of how the miners, who lost their lives in the disaster, died. Listener discretion is advised. In this final episode of our three-part series on the Pike River Mine disaster, we bring the story to a close. We examine what took place on the day of the disaster, 19 November, 2010. Resources and links: Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Vis...
The Pike River Mine Disaster - Part 2
March 31, 2021 13:01 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBIn part one of this three-part series on the Pike River mine disaster, you heard what took place in the minutes, hours and days following the methane explosion at the mine. In this episode, we’ll step back and look at the history of the mine. You’ll hear how the factors that led to the explosion didn't suddenly present themselves on 19 November 2010. Instead, they had been building up over the months and years earlier. Resources and links: Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine T...
The Pike River Mine Disaster - Part 1
February 28, 2021 13:01 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBCONTENT WARNING: This episode contains vivid descriptions of the moments that the disaster occurred. Listener discretion is advised. On the 19th of November 2010, New Zealand experienced one of its worst mining disasters when there was an explosion deep within the Pike River coal mine. Today’s episode is the first of a three-part series about the disaster. In this part, you’ll hear about the immediate events that initiated the tragedy from the perspective of the people on the ground and...
The 1976 Montreal Olympics Financial Debacle
January 31, 2021 13:01 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBIt's 1970, and the mayor of Montreal, Jean Drapeau, declares that the 1976 Montreal Games will be self-financing. In his view, these games can no more have a deficit "...than a man can have a baby". In fact, he thinks the real problem will be in determining how to spend the surplus. But over the coming years, all this optimism will evaporate, and the games will become a financial disaster. This project had everything: poor planning, fraudulent practice and corruption. And it shows what h...
The I-90 Tunnel Collapse
December 31, 2020 13:01 - 20 minutes - 19 MBIn this episode, we head to Boston. The 'Big Dig' was a road and tunnel construction project designed to solve Boston's congestion problems. With the final project cost exceeding $14 billion USD, this megaproject took 20 years to complete. It involved constructing 25 km of highway lanes, 8 km of tunnel, 16 interchanges and 200 bridges. But on the 10th of July 2006, at 11:01 pm, a section of the I-90 tunnel collapsed unexpectedly, with tragic results. So what happened? Why did it take six ...
Episode 27 - Introducing Saving Apollo 13
April 13, 2020 09:53 - 5 minutes - 8.14 MBIn this short podcast we discuss the re-release of our Apollo 13 Series as Saving Apollo 13. We also talk about the subject of the next more 'traditional' Brady Heywood Podcast Episode. Saving Apollo 13 is available on iTunes via the link below or by searching 'Saving Apollo 13' wherever you find good podcasts: Apple Podcasts: Saving Apollo 13 👨🚀 Follow the show on social media: Twitter: @SavingApollo_13 Instagram: savingapollo13 Facebook: @savingapollo13 Contact Wavelength ...
Introducing 'Saving Apollo 13'
April 13, 2020 09:53 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBIn this short podcast we discuss the re-release of our Apollo 13 Series as Saving Apollo 13. We also talk about the subject of the next more 'traditional' Brady Heywood Podcast Episode. Saving Apollo 13 is available on iTunes via the link below or by searching 'Saving Apollo 13' wherever you find good podcasts: Apple Podcasts: Saving Apollo 13 👨🚀 Follow the show on social media: Twitter: @SavingApollo_13 Instagram: savingapollo13 Facebook: @savingapollo13 Contact Wavelength ...
Episode 26 – Apollo 13: Addendum
September 12, 2019 12:13 - 1 hour - 102 MBWant to take a deep dive behind the scenes of our Apollo 13 podcast series? Want to know the cause of the failure? Then this podcast is for you. We’ll talk about each episode, cover the technical material we left out, discuss the cause, and even chat about Ron Howard’s excellent movie, Apollo 13. We’ll even throw in a clue about our next long-form series… Twitter at @BradyHeywoodPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bradyheywoodpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bradyheywoodp...
Apollo 13 - Addendum
September 12, 2019 12:13 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBWant to take a deep dive behind the scenes of our Apollo 13 podcast series? Want to know the cause of the failure? Then this podcast is for you. We’ll talk about each episode, cover the technical material we left out, discuss the cause, and even chat about Ron Howard’s excellent movie, Apollo 13. We’ll even throw in a clue about our next long-form series… Twitter at @BradyHeywoodPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bradyheywoodpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bradyheywoodp...
Episode 25 - Apollo 13 V: Steely-Eyed Missile Men
December 12, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBApollo 13 is about to undertake one of the most improvised and dangerous re-entries ever attempted by NASA. Will John Aaron and the Tiger Team figure out how to power back up the Command Module in time? Has the heat shield been damaged? Are their parachute's frozen? This is the final episode of Apollo 13. But be sure to subscribe to the podcast because we will be releasing an Addendum episode at some point in 2019. In this episode we'll take a behind the scenes look at Apollo 13. We'l...
Apollo 13 - Part V: Steely-Eyed Missile Men
December 12, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBApollo 13 is about to undertake one of the most improvised and dangerous re-entries ever attempted by NASA. Will John Aaron and the Tiger Team figure out how to power back up the Command Module in time? Has the heat shield been damaged? Are their parachute's frozen? This is the final episode of Apollo 13. But be sure to subscribe to the podcast because we will be releasing an Addendum episode at some point in 2019. In this episode we'll take a behind the scenes look at Apollo 13. We'l...
Episode 24 - Apollo 13 IV: Star Sailors
December 05, 2018 23:05 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBThe crew of Apollo 13 begin their long fall to earth. In this entire episode we stay with the crew as they go around the moon, fight to keep their LEM functioning and their trajectory correct - all while their spacecraft begins to freeze around them. The final episode will be released next Thursday. The series is accompanied by bonus material, in the form of photographs and graphics, which will be posted on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Twitter at @BradyHeywoodPod Facebook https:/...
Apollo 13 - Part IV: Star Sailors
December 05, 2018 23:05 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBThe crew of Apollo 13 begin their long fall to earth. In this entire episode we stay with the crew as they go around the moon, fight to keep their LEM functioning and their trajectory correct - all while their spacecraft begins to freeze around them. The final episode will be released next Thursday. The series is accompanied by bonus material, in the form of photographs and graphics, which will be posted on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Twitter at @BradyHeywoodPod Facebook https:/...
Episode 23 - Apollo 13 III: The Tiger Team
November 28, 2018 05:07 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB"I don’t give a damn about the odds and I don’t give a damn that we’ve never done anything like this before. You’ve got to believe, your people have got to believe, that this crew is coming home." Gene Kranz to the Tiger Team, Room 210, April 1970. The Tiger Team and Mission Control work through the long range problems of getting Apollo 13 home. Meanwhile, the astronauts attempt to confirm their position and trajectory as the moon continues to grow larger in their windows. A new episode...
Apollo 13 - Part III: The Tiger Team
November 28, 2018 05:07 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB"I don’t give a damn about the odds and I don’t give a damn that we’ve never done anything like this before. You’ve got to believe, your people have got to believe, that this crew is coming home." Gene Kranz to the Tiger Team, Room 210, April 1970. The Tiger Team and Mission Control work through the long range problems of getting Apollo 13 home. Meanwhile, the astronauts attempt to confirm their position and trajectory as the moon continues to grow larger in their windows. A new episode...
Episode 22 - Apollo 13 II: The Lifeboat
November 21, 2018 12:41 - 48 minutes - 77.6 MBFollowing the explosion, the three astronauts and Mission Control fight to save the dying spacecraft. And Gene Kranz assembles a team to tackle an impossible rescue. A new episode will be released every Thursday. The series is accompanied by bonus material, in the form of photographs and graphics, which will be posted on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Twitter at @BradyHeywoodPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bradyheywoodpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bradyheywoodpo...
Apollo 13 - Part II: The Lifeboat
November 21, 2018 12:41 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBFollowing the explosion, the three astronauts and Mission Control fight to save the dying spacecraft. And Gene Kranz assembles a team to tackle an impossible rescue. A new episode will be released every Thursday. The series is accompanied by bonus material, in the form of photographs and graphics, which will be posted on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Twitter at @BradyHeywoodPod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bradyheywoodpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bradyheywoodpo...
Episode 21 - Apollo 13 I: Head for the Hills
November 14, 2018 12:36 - 50 minutes - 69.1 MBApollo 13 is 200,000 miles from earth when it’s crippled by an explosion. On board are astronauts Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, and Commander Jim Lovell. In this five-part series we follow the story of the three astronauts, as well as the scores of people in Mission Control, who scramble to bring Apollo 13 home. We take a deep dive into both the human and technical challenges they face. A new episode will be released every Thursday for the next five weeks. The series will also be accompan...
Episode 21 – Apollo 13 P1: Head for the Hills
November 14, 2018 12:36 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBApollo 13 is 200,000 miles from earth when it’s crippled by an explosion. On board are astronauts Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, and Commander Jim Lovell. In this five-part series we follow the story of the three astronauts, as well as the scores of people in Mission Control, who scramble to bring Apollo 13 home. We take a deep dive into both the human and technical challenges they face. A new episode will be released every Thursday for the next five weeks. The series will also be accompanied ...
Apollo 13 - Part I: Head for the Hills
November 14, 2018 12:36 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBApollo 13 is 200,000 miles from earth when it’s crippled by an explosion. On board are astronauts Jack Swigert, Fred Haise, and Commander Jim Lovell. In this five-part series we follow the story of the three astronauts, as well as the scores of people in Mission Control, who scramble to bring Apollo 13 home. We take a deep dive into both the human and technical challenges they face. A new episode will be released every Thursday for the next five weeks. The series will also be accompan...
Episode 20 - Apollo 13 Teaser
December 04, 2017 06:27 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBListen to our Apollo 13 teaser, with actual audio from its launch on 11 April 1970. In the New Year we will tackle the story of Apollo 13. In this episode we chat about the podcast journey so far and we discuss the new episodes currently in the planning stages. Follow on Twitter at @BradyHeywoodPod Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bradyheywoodpod/ Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bradyheywoodpod/ Email [email protected]
Apollo 13 - Teaser
December 04, 2017 06:27 - 14 minutes - 13 MBListen to our Apollo 13 teaser, with actual audio from its launch on 11 April 1970. In the New Year we will tackle the story of Apollo 13. In this episode we chat about the podcast journey so far and we discuss the new episodes currently in the planning stages. Follow on Twitter at @BradyHeywoodPod Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bradyheywoodpod/ Follow on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bradyheywoodpod/ Email [email protected] This show is produced in...
Episode 19 - Stranger than Fiction
November 08, 2017 07:17 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBThe collapse of the I40 bridge in 2002 was a tragedy, but its aftermath was a story you simply couldn't make up. It begins with a barge, a bridge, and an impostor, and it ends with a prison sentence, Vladimir Putin, and cheque fraud in Alaska Follow on Twitter at @BradyHeywoodPod Email [email protected] A photograph of the collapse is available at http://www.wkbw.com/news/photos-historic-bridge-collapses-in-the-us#id18
Stranger than Fiction
November 08, 2017 07:17 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBThe collapse of the I-40 bridge in 2002 was a tragedy, but its aftermath was a story you simply couldn't make up. It begins with a barge, a bridge, and an impostor, and it ends with a prison sentence, Vladimir Putin, and cheque fraud in Alaska. Follow on Twitter at @BradyHeywoodPod Email [email protected] A photograph of the collapse is available at http://www.wkbw.com/news/photos-historic-bridge-collapses-in-the-us#id18 This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelengt...
Episode 18 - Quebec Bridge Collapse
September 09, 2017 06:03 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBCan ego knock a bridge down? How one man's decisions caused the collapse of the Quebec Bridge. Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod The Royal Commission Report into the collapse can be found at http://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-archived.html?url=http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bcp-pco/Z1-1907-5-1-1-eng.pdf
Quebec Bridge Collapse
September 09, 2017 06:03 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBCan ego knock a bridge down? How one man's decisions caused the collapse of the Quebec Bridge. Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod The Royal Commission Report into the collapse can be found at http://publications.gc.ca/site/archivee-archived.html?url=http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bcp-pco/Z1-1907-5-1-1-eng.pdf This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.
Episode 17 - Earthquakes, Financial Crashes, and Dinosaurs
July 31, 2017 00:42 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBWhy do the really big catastrophes happen? The earthquakes, the financial crashes, and even the outbreak of the First World War. In this episode we dive into the weird world of complexity theory. Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod Mark Buchanan's Ubiquity can be found at https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquity-Catastrophes-Happen-Mark-Buchanan/dp/0609809989
Earthquakes, Financial Crashes, and Dinosaurs
July 31, 2017 00:42 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBWhy do the really big catastrophes happen? The earthquakes, the financial crashes, and even the outbreak of the First World War. In this episode we dive into the weird world of complexity theory. Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod Mark Buchanan's Ubiquity can be found at https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquity-Catastrophes-Happen-Mark-Buchanan/dp/0609809989 This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.
Episode 16 - The Comet Aircraft Crashes
June 08, 2017 07:57 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBThe aircraft crashes that changed the world of aviation. And the reason aircraft windows aren't square. Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod A number of books cover the crash of the aircraft, but Henry Petroski's To Engineer is Human is one of the best: https://www.amazon.com/Engineer-Human-Failure-Successful-Design/dp/0679734163 There are a number of documentaries on YouTube, including: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68XH9r4FyNs
The Comet Aircraft Crashes
June 08, 2017 07:57 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBThe aircraft crashes that changed the world of aviation. And the reason aircraft windows aren't square. Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod A number of books cover the crash of the aircraft, but Henry Petroski's To Engineer is Human is one of the best: https://www.amazon.com/Engineer-Human-Failure-Successful-Design/dp/0679734163 There are a number of documentaries on YouTube, including: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68XH9r4FyNs This show is produced in collaboration...
Episode 15 - Minneapolis Highway Bridge Collapse
May 01, 2017 06:46 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBOn 1 August 2007 at 6:05 pm, during rush hour traffic, the I35-W Highway Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapsed into the Mississippi River. We’ll look at how a bridge could suddenly collapse after 40 years of service. And we’ll ask was there an issue with design, or was there abnormal bridge loading at the time of the failure? Or was there both? Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod The National Transportation Safety Board's report can be found at https://www.ntsb.gov/inve...
Minneapolis Highway Bridge Collapse
May 01, 2017 06:46 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBOn 1 August 2007 at 6:05 pm, during rush hour traffic, the I35-W Highway Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapsed into the Mississippi River. We’ll look at how a bridge could suddenly collapse after 40 years of service. And we’ll ask was there an issue with design, or was there abnormal bridge loading at the time of the failure? Or was there both? Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod The National Transportation Safety Board's report can be found at https://www.ntsb.gov/inve...
Episode 14 - Hanging Garden of Babylon
April 03, 2017 03:19 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBDid the Hanging Garden of Babylon actually exist or was it myth? And why bother talking about it in this podcast? Because apart from whether or not the Garden existed, or more importantly where it was located, the story of its history is fascinating. But even more fascinating is the extraordinary engineering achievement that may have underpinned its very existence. Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod A sketch of the Garden, as well as the bas relief depicting the garden...
Hanging Garden of Babylon
April 03, 2017 03:19 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBDid the Hanging Garden of Babylon actually exist or was it myth? And why bother talking about it in this podcast? Because apart from whether or not the Garden existed, or more importantly where it was located, the story of its history is fascinating. But even more fascinating is the extraordinary engineering achievement that may have underpinned its very existence. Follow the podcast on twitter @BradyHeywoodPod A sketch of the Garden, as well as the bas relief depicting the garden...
Brooklyn Bridge - Part 2
February 27, 2017 05:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBWith doctors saying her husband is dying, Emily Warren Roebling sets out on a path to see the great bridge through to completion. Read more at https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/52fa7d_6775ee5cee5c476d87e658bdb812cb9e.pdf. This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.
Episode 13 - Brooklyn Bridge Part 2
February 27, 2017 05:00 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBWith doctors saying her husband is dying, Emily Warren Roebling sets out on a path to see the great bridge through to completion. Read more at https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/52fa7d_6775ee5cee5c476d87e658bdb812cb9e.pdf.
Episode 12 - Brooklyn Bridge Part 1
February 13, 2017 13:49 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBThe greatest engineering challenge of the age. A male dominated profession. One woman. Emily Warren Roebling. Read more at https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/52fa7d_88f884ef141648d59ae81f5d8c0dee25.pdf.
Brooklyn Bridge - Part 1
February 13, 2017 13:49 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBThe greatest engineering challenge of the age. A male dominated profession. One woman. Emily Warren Roebling. Read more at https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/52fa7d_88f884ef141648d59ae81f5d8c0dee25.pdf. This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.
Tacoma Bridge Collapse
January 30, 2017 05:00 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MBThe collapse of the Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge is one of the world's most recognised structural failures. Were there any warnings from history that this failure could have occurred, and more importantly, if failures like this had ever happened at the past - why did we as a profession forget the lessons learned? Footage of the bridge collapse can be viewed on YouTube https://youtu.be/j-zczJXSxnw This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcre...
Episode 11 - Tacoma Bridge Collapse
January 30, 2017 05:00 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MBThe collapse of the Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge is one of the world's most recognised structural failures. Were there any warnings from history that this failure could have occurred, and more importantly, if failures like this had ever happened at the past - why did we as a profession forget the lessons learned? Footage of the bridge collapse can be viewed on YouTube https://youtu.be/j-zczJXSxnw
Episode 10 - Virgin Galactic Crash
January 17, 2017 07:00 - 17 minutes - 27.3 MBThe tragic crash of the Virgin Galactic spacecraft carries lessons for all of us. Do failures happen because humans make mistakes? Or do they happen because we design systems that ultimately fail us as humans? Detailed article on the disaster can be found at https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/52fa7d_155a03ee1ac745c7a6edd76118a71e16.pdf The National Transportation Safety Board's report can be found at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR1502.pdf The National Trans...
Virgin Galactic Crash
January 17, 2017 07:00 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBThe tragic crash of the Virgin Galactic spacecraft carries lessons for all of us. Do failures happen because humans make mistakes? Or do they happen because we design systems that ultimately fail us as humans? Detailed article on the disaster can be found at https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/52fa7d_155a03ee1ac745c7a6edd76118a71e16.pdf The National Transportation Safety Board's report can be found at http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR1502.pdf The National Trans...
Why Expertise Can Hold Us Back
December 12, 2016 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBWhat does a stadium collapse, baseball, fire fighting, and taking a shower have in common? In this episode we explore the concept of expertise and ask does it have a dark side? Indeed, can failures sometimes occur precisely because we possess expertise? But before all that we'll join a group of firefighters about to step into an obscure valley in Montana in 1949... Sean delivered this presentation to approximately 550 delegates attending the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety...
Episode 9 - Why Expertise Can Hold Us Back
December 12, 2016 08:00 - 35 minutes - 52 MB VideoWhat does a stadium collapse, baseball, fire fighting, and taking a shower have in common? In this episode we explore the concept of expertise and ask does it have a dark side? Indeed, can failures sometimes occur precisely because we possess expertise? But before all that we'll join a group of firefighters about to step into an obscure valley in Montana in 1949... Sean delivered this presentation to approximately 550 delegates attending the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety...
Episode 8 - The West Gate Bridge Collapse
November 19, 2016 04:52 - 17 minutes - 27.9 MBWhat is not well known about the West Gate Bridge collapse in Melbourne, Australia in 1970 was that it was only one of a string of similar bridge failures that happened around the world. The failures highlighted that the engineering profession’s understanding of these bridge types was clearly lacking. In Melbourne the profession paid the ultimate price: 35 fatalities.