Deb Chachra is mostly not here (@debcha) 's Twitter Profile
Deb Chachra is mostly not here

@debcha

Author of HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS + engineering professor. She/they. Also @debcha elsewhere: AT bsky.social, AT saturation.social, Instagram.

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Cory Doctorow NONCONSENSUAL BLUE TICK (@doctorow) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As Deb Chachra is mostly not here writes in her must-read 2023 book *How Infrastructure Works*, infrastructure is a gift we give to our descendants. Infrastructure projects rarely pay for themselves during the lives of the people who decide to build them: pluralistic.net/2023/10/17/car… 27/

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Join SloanPublic author Deb Chachra is mostly not here & Austin Kleon in City of Austin 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-…

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"Optimization presumes a kind of certainty about the circumstances one is optimizing for, but that certainty is, more often than not, illusory." — Mandy Brown, going on to cite Deb Chachra is mostly not here below. aworkinglibrary.com/writing/agains…

"Optimization presumes a kind of certainty about the circumstances one is optimizing for, but that certainty is, more often than not, illusory." — Mandy Brown, going on to cite <a href="/debcha/">Deb Chachra is mostly not here</a> below.

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Untapped (@untappedjournal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Developing various, superior systems can help us transform existing materials into something new, writes Deb Chachra (Deb Chachra is mostly not here). untappedjournal.com/issues/issue-1…

Richard T Kelly (@richtkelly) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As #UKElection nears, kudos to Faber Books for inviting authors to select books that speak to the times. Pleased to nominate Deb Chachra is mostly not here's fine book on infrastructure from Torva Books faber.co.uk/journal/keyiss…

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“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

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With @jenn_rossmann, Deb Chachra is mostly not here 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

Doron Weber (@doronweber) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"...will change how you view train departure boards, light switches and spray-painted symbols on the pavement."   Congrats to Deb Chachra is mostly not here, whose@SloanPublic book "How Infrastructure Works" was named one of nature's top reads for the summer   nature.com/articles/d4158…

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When someone asked Deb Chachra is mostly not here 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

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.nature recommends you read Deb Chachra is mostly not here'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…

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Read this amazing Q&A with HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS author Deb Chachra is mostly not here in Public Books! She's so great at encouraging readers to appreciate infrastructure and "boldly envision alternative futures." publicbooks.org/infrastructure…

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HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS author Deb Chachra is mostly not here weighs in on circularity and how we can grow the economy without making more useless junk in this Vox article! vox.com/future-perfect…