While looking for tragedy/hubris resources, I came across this page: In Search Of The Poetry In Technology: An Amiable Debate between Paul Jones and Betty Adcock. In their dialog about the effect technology may have on our romantic view of the world, Adcock notes that science and technology are two different things. Understanding the reason for a rainbow’s existence may take the magic out of it, but that is not technology; it is understanding of nature. Technology develops tools, and we may manipulate nature with those. I often wonder about how less magical the world is when you start learning about it; I’ve written about that before. Oh, and here’s the hubris related quote that got me to that page: “Today’s tragedies aren’t very different, metaphorically, from the Greek idea: the most gifted and privileged among us, heroes whose eyes are only on speed, volume, innovation and profit, are bringing about vast losses we will someday see as tragic.” Hmmm…reminds me too much of recent tech news.