Interesting article over on the New York Times via C|Net (Link) discussing the “dark side” of technology. It focuses on nuclear, biotech, and nanotech, but this quote early in the piece isn’t as limited:

Mix new technologies with the wide variations in how organizations and individuals behave, and you often have “a recipe for explosion,” said Edward Tenner, author of “Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences.”

As most of you have noticed, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about other, related things; specifically behavior, reputation and advertising in relation to virtual spaces and online actitivity. I may check out Mr. Tenner’s book and should probably do some serious research into these areas instead of skimming surfaces via blogs and MSM sites and relying too much on my own professional design experience (worthwhile, but limited in scope).