February 5, 2002: Technology and Unintended Consequences - Dr. Edward Tenner | Nuclear Technology - Richard C. Hoagland
Podcast: The Art Bell ArchivePublished On: Wed Feb 26 2025
Description: Art Bell brings on Richard C. Hoagland for an unscheduled appearance to discuss two major developments in NASA's future. President Bush's 2003 budget includes funding for nuclear electric power in space and nuclear propulsion for rockets, technologies Hoagland sees as essential building blocks for a manned Mars mission. He connects these developments to the recent prioritization of Cydonia imaging by Mars Odyssey, suggesting NASA may be preparing to reveal something extraordinary that would justify sending humans to Mars.Hoagland also provides an update on Representative Dennis Kucinich's rewritten space weapons bill, explaining that the original language banning chemtrails, mind control technologies, and particle beam weapons was removed after public attention exposed the definitions section. He reports that efforts to get Kucinich on the program for an interview remain ongoing.In the second half, Art welcomes Dr. Edward Tenner, author of Why Things Bite Back, to discuss how technology produces unintended consequences. Tenner explains how safety equipment often promotes riskier behavior, citing anti-lock brakes increasing accident rates and football helmets enabling more dangerous styles of play. Phone problems during the interview ironically illustrate his thesis, cutting the segment short and leading into open lines.
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