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I am so, so delighted to share that my book, HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS: INSIDE THE SYSTEMS THAT SHAPE OUR WORLD, will be published by Riverhead Books on October 17th, 2023 and is now available for pre-order. penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612711/h…

@kevinriggle @kaseyklimes Amartya Sen, the economist, wrote that the reason why we want *money* is to have ‘the freedom to live the kinds of lives that we have reason to value.’ We buy energy to enable our agency to act (eg artificial light), collectively if we can (ie electricity)

alright, let’s talk this out who would you be most excited to see speak at a conference on the theme of expanding human agency? what else would you hope to get out of such an event?

@EthanZ Thanks for the kind words, Ethan — so glad you found the book useful to think with!

Inspired by @debcha's writing about infrastructure and frailty, I look at the CrowdStrike debacle through the lens of monoculture and polyculture.

5️⃣words from … "How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World" by @debcha blog.wordnik.com/five-words-fro… via @wordnik

HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS author @debcha weighs in on circularity and how we can grow the economy without making more useless junk in this @voxdotcom article! vox.com/future-perfect…

When someone asked @debcha about how you can get kids to care about infrastructure, her response was that she wants kids to never have to think about it. “I want the grownups to do a good enough job that we all have infrastructure that works well.” buff.ly/469gBrI

Read this amazing Q&A with HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS author @debcha in @PublicBooks! She's so great at encouraging readers to appreciate infrastructure and "boldly envision alternative futures." publicbooks.org/infrastructure…

.@Nature recommends you read @debcha's HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS this summer, as it "will change how you view train departure boards, light switches and spray-painted symbols on the pavement." 🤯 nature.com/articles/d4158…

“It’s possible to live by yourself and never interact with other people. It will not actually kill you. But humans, by and large, don’t do it, and infrastructure really is an instantiation of that implicit sociality.” buff.ly/4daCdGJ

"...will change how you view train departure boards, light switches and spray-painted symbols on the pavement."   Congrats to @debcha, whose@SloanPublic book "How Infrastructure Works" was named one of @Nature's top reads for the summer   nature.com/articles/d4158…

With @jenn_rossmann, @debcha calls for viewing infrastructure as a public good that contributes to health and well-being—but that doesn’t change the fact that investing in infrastructure is a clear form of economic stimulus. buff.ly/466ZDul

@PhilWalkable @RichTKelly @FaberBooks @TorvaBooks This is so great, thanks!

@RichTKelly @debcha @FaberBooks @TorvaBooks

As #UKElection nears, kudos to @FaberBooks for inviting authors to select books that speak to the times. Pleased to nominate @debcha's fine book on infrastructure from @TorvaBooks faber.co.uk/journal/keyiss…

@RichTKelly @FaberBooks @TorvaBooks Thank you so much for this!

Austin friends, this is tonight — hope to see you there!

Developing various, superior systems can help us transform existing materials into something new, writes Deb Chachra (@debcha). untappedjournal.com/issues/issue-1…

HOW #INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS @pengunusa by #MA #author & @OlinCollege's @debcha is a #massachusettsbookawards #nonfiction #longlist. Addresses the invisible systems that support us. See: ow.ly/nWpp50SgWOS #STEM #CenterForTheBook @MassLibAssoc @mblclibraries @NEIBAbooks

Join @SloanPublic author @debcha & @austinkleon in @austintexasgov as they discuss her new book "How Infrastructure Works," about how essential utilities function, how much we rely on them & the consequences of systemic neglect   More details here: austinkleon.com/2024/05/31/im-…