Human Error

Human ErrorAuthor: Dominic Pettman ISBN: 9780816672998 Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Year first published: 23 Jun 2011 Pages: 360 Format: Paperback softback What exactly is the human element separating humans from animals and machines? The common answers that immediately come to mind like art, empathy, or technology fall apart under close inspection. Dominic Pettman argues that it is a mistake to define such rigid distinctions in the first place, and

as well as lecturing to local history societies

how did I get here

The Cold War was a time when destruction was merely the press of a button away

A daughter's search for her lost family stretches from Australia to Trinidad and WWII Germany

she vowed to remain a virgin until her wedding day

hotel guests can't keep their dinner down and a perverse experiment is proceeding unchecked - with dire consequences

controversial commander

beggars are morally exalted with reference to sacred texts

Once a catcher in the minor leagues

When Izzy is knocked off her motor bike she doesn't just lose her dignity - she loses as a result not one but two long-term boyfriends

and reflects new advancements in the scholarship of teaching and learning

capable of adaptation to the needs and strategies of present-day China