In the social sciences, unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences) are outcomes of a purposeful action that are not intended or foreseen. The term was popularised in the twentieth century by American sociologist Robert K. Merton and expanded by economist Thomas Sowell and psychologist Stuart Vyse. Unintended consequences can be grouped into three types: * Unexpected benefit: A positive unexpected benefit (also referred to as luck, serendipity or a windfall). * Unexpected drawback: An unexpected detriment occurring in addition to the desired effect of the policy (e.g., while irrigation schemes provide people with water for agriculture, they can increase waterborne diseases that have devastating health effects, such as schistosomiasis). * Perverse result: A perverse effect contrary to what was originally intended (when an intended solution makes a problem worse). (Wikipedia).
This video explains what a hazard, risk and near miss are and what you should do if an incident occurs at UNSW.
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Being unforgiving comes easily to most of us; it’s the first basic response. Which doesn’t mean it has to be the last. We can all master the art of being a touch more forgiving. Please help us to make films by subscribing here: http://tinyurl.com/o28mut7 If you like our films take a look a
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The real cruelty of unrequited love is that we don’t get to know our beloveds well enough to find out their flaws – and therefore to lose interest in them gradually. The best cure for love is in essence: get to know them better. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worl
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How to Cope If the Worst Came to the Worst..
Many of us suffer enormous anxieties about what might happen if the worst came to the worst. Well-meaning friends often reassure us that things might go really well, but there is often great relief to be found in imagining the darkest scenarios and being able to see that we could, ultimate
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The pressure to be in a relationship, and the suggestion that anyone who isn’t in one is weird and pitiable, has very bad consequences for us all, forcing people into choices they shouldn’t necessarily have to make. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https
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Confounding Graphically - Causal Inference
Today I introduce confounding / common causes, graphically. For the next several videos we will continue to develop this visualization.
From playlist Causal Inference - The Science of Cause and Effect
Today I again talk about selection bias, but with a more complex example.
From playlist Causal Inference - The Science of Cause and Effect
Classical liberalism #5: Can foreign intervention lead to peaceful solutions? | Abigail Blanco
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Why it Probably Wasn’t Better Being Single
We have a very unhelpful tendency – when in relationships – to idealise what it was like being single. We should learn how to bear proper witness to our single days. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/jFQoVH Join our mailing list: http://bit
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Sometimes the fall of one empire has unintended consequences and gives rise to another empire. In this report we look at how the Napoleonic Wars and the collapse of the French Empire laid the seeds for the German unification and gave rise to the British Empire. But we also look at how the
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SICSS 2017 - Guest Lecture by Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon (Day 4. June 22, 2017)
The first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science was held at Princeton University from June 18 to July 1, 2017, sponsored by the Russell Sage Foundation. For more details, please visit https://compsocialscience.github.io/summer-institute/2017/
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What Would Happen if the Earth Stopped Spinning?
We as humans have a morbid fascination with catastrophic events. Conversations on how the Earth might end always raises eyebrows and creates room for speculation. Today in Imagine That, we are going to dive deep into the possibility of the Earth stopping. Do you wonder what might happen in
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How America Creates Its Own Enemies: ISIS, Terrorism, Insecurity | William Ruger | Big Think
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From playlist New Voices in American Foreign Policy | Charles Koch Foundation
The second in Adam Dorr's seminar series on the science of disruption in technology. You can join this seminar from anywhere, on any device, at https://www.metauni.org. This video was filmed in the Rising Sea (https://www.roblox.com/games/8165217582/The-Rising-Sea) on 11/11/21.
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Judith Estrin EDay Keynote part 3 fo 4
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Data Ethics Section 2: Ethical Considerations and Case Study
Dr. Casey Fiesler, Associate Professor of Information Science at UC Boulder, delves into the harm that can come from using public data unethically, and how to approach these issues.
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The Road More Traveled: Putting Transformation Back on the Rails - ChefConf 2017
George Miranda, Dir. Product Marketing at Chef - ChefConf 2017 DevOps transformation works in seemingly mysterious ways: some organizations thrive like unicorns while others spin their wheels and make little progress. Why do some companies manage to nail it while others struggle to make i
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How Technology Shapes Humans - with Ainissa Ramirez
Technology shapes us and we shape technology. This has often led to surprises, and unintended consequences throughout history as technology and humans have developed side by side and occasionally things have gone awry. Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/E0sOTmxKgHM Ainissa's book "The Alchemy
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Unrequited love is always going to be the poor relative of the requited kind, but that is no reason to ignore or denigrate it. We're all fated to spend a part of our lives deeply enraptured by people who won't feel the same about us: this is a structural inevitability. We should learn, in
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Is the BP Net-Zero Plan Actually Good for the Environment? | ESG Investing | Sustainable Finance
BP aims to be net-zero by 2050. British Petroleum recently announced a new green initiative, BP will spend more on clean energy and less on fossil fuels going forward. By 2050, BP aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, joining a growing list of governments and corporations comm
From playlist What is Happening In The Market?