Engineering is a discipline built upon the sophisticated “management of error,” yet the resulting products present a face of “perfect order” to the user. No user worries about semiconductor yields or voltage instability while turning on a smartphone. Here, I witness a strange phenomenon: a process where the producer’s “anxiety” (risk management) is substituted for…

While science struggles to answer the metaphysical question, “Why is the universe orderly?” technology and engineering boldly bypass the question altogether. When translated into the language of engineering, the order of nature is not an object of “faith,” but merely a “manageable variable.” The ‘Confidence Interval’ Matters More Than Truth Engineering does not demand 100%…

I believe that the age of religion has passed and the age of reason has arrived. I trust visible data and laws instead of the invisible providence of a god. However, when I wedge myself into the cracks of this massive certainty, I find the most stubborn and sophisticated faith residing there: the religion named…

I believe that there is an “order” to nature—a conviction that the physical laws of yesterday govern today and will raise the sun again tomorrow. Upon this solid foundation of belief, humanity has built civilizations and designed the future. However, the moment I peer beneath this certainty, I encounter a bewildering truth: the scientific foundations…

The world always applauds those who provide clear answers. The public feels a sense of relief before an authority that proclaims, “This is the truth” or “This is the path to salvation.” In that sense, David Hume was perhaps the most unwelcome guest in human history. He snapped every walking stick we leaned on and…