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Finagle's law
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Search complete. 6 mentions across 6 episodes found for "Finagle's law".
Oct 7, 2026
From The Big Story: Why the Future Doesn't Need Us
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8:37Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Anything that can go wrong will.
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8:40Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Actually, this is Finagle's Law, which in itself shows that Finagle was right.
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8:46Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Our overuse of antibiotics has led to what may be the biggest such problem so far, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant and much more dangerous bacteria.
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8:56Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Similar things happened when attempts to eliminate malarial mosquitoes using DDT caused them to acquire DDT resistance.
From The Big Story: Why the Future Doesn't Need Us
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7:57Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Kaczynski's dystopian vision describes unintended consequences, a well-known problem with the design and use of technology, and one that is clearly related to Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong will.
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8:10Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Actually, this is Finagle's Law, which in itself shows that Finagle was right.
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8:16Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Our overuse of antibiotics has led to what may be the biggest such problem so far, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant and much more dangerous bacteria.
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8:26Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Similar things happened when attempts to eliminate malarial mosquitoes using DDT caused them to acquire DDT resistance.
From The Big Story: Why the Future Doesn't Need Us
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8:57Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Kaczynski's dystopian vision describes unintended consequences, a well-known problem with the design and use of technology, and one that is clearly related to Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong will.
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9:10Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Actually, this is Finagle's Law, which in itself shows that Finagle was right.
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9:16Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Our overuse of antibiotics has led to what may be the biggest such problem so far, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant and much more dangerous bacteria.
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9:26Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Similar things happened when attempts to eliminate malarial mosquitoes using DDT caused them to acquire DDT resistance.
From The Big Story: Why the Future Doesn't Need Us
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8:27Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Kaczynski's dystopian vision describes unintended consequences, a well-known problem with the design and use of technology, and one that is clearly related to Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong will.
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8:40Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Actually, this is Finagle's Law, which in itself shows that Finagle was right.
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8:46Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Our overuse of antibiotics has led to what may be the biggest such problem so far, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant and much more dangerous bacteria.
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8:56Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Similar things happened when attempts to eliminate malarial mosquitoes using DDT caused them to acquire DDT resistance.
From The Big Story: Why the Future Doesn't Need Us
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7:57Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Kaczynski's dystopian vision describes unintended consequences, a well-known problem with the design and use of technology, and one that is clearly related to Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong will.
B
8:10Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Actually, this is Finagle's Law, which in itself shows that Finagle was right.
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8:16Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Our overuse of antibiotics has led to what may be the biggest such problem so far, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant and much more dangerous bacteria.
B
8:26Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Similar things happened when attempts to eliminate malarial mosquitoes using DDT caused them to acquire DDT resistance.
From The Big Story: Why the Future Doesn't Need Us
B
7:57Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Kaczynski's dystopian vision describes unintended consequences, a well-known problem with the design and use of technology, and one that is clearly related to Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong will.
B
8:10Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Actually, this is Finagle's Law, which in itself shows that Finagle was right.
B
8:16Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Our overuse of antibiotics has led to what may be the biggest such problem so far, the emergence of antibiotic-resistant and much more dangerous bacteria.
B
8:26Brendan NorthNARRATOR
Similar things happened when attempts to eliminate malarial mosquitoes using DDT caused them to acquire DDT resistance.