Three books reckon with technological complexity and the wicked problems it creates. The philosopher Karl Popper once argued that there are two kinds of problems in the world: clock problems and cloud ...

The breakdown of AC is an example of what Nash says is known as "the wicked problem." He credits sociologist Robert Merton with identifying consequences of complex system change as intended, ...

The term wicked problem has become a standard way for policy analysts to describe a social issue whose solution is inherently elusive. Wicked problems have many causal factors, complex ...

BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 25: Climate activists gather on a "Global Day of Action" organized by the Fridays for Future climate change movement during the coronavirus pandemic on September 25, 2020 ...