Canary Principle : Early warning systems through history and the lives they saved or failed.DE

Fitch, Eleanor

epubli（2026/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版
• 商品コード 9783565235957

Description

When the canary stopped singing, wise men ran. Others counted the cost of evacuation. Before electronic sensors, miners carried caged canaries into the tunnels. When the bird stopped singing, death was minutes away. The canary was the first line of defense against invisible poison, a living alarm in a world without technology.This book traces the evolution of early warning systems across industries and centuries. From the literal canaries in coal mines to the financial indicators that failed before the 2008 crash, you will discover how humans have always sought signals of coming disaster. Some warnings were heeded. Many were ignored until bodies piled up.The Canary Principle examines why we struggle to respond to warnings, especially when they contradict profit or convenience. You will learn about the engineers who predicted disasters and were silenced, the accountants who saw the numbers and said nothing, and the rare heroes who trusted the canary when everyone else ignored its silence. In a world of complex systems and cascading failures, learning to read the canary has never been more critical.