Discussion essay paper

250 words total

Please answer Discussion questions completely in-depth answers

Uncertainty, The God Complex, and NASA’s Columbia Disaster

Required Reading:

1.  Arie Kruglanski viewed the need for closure as a “desire for a definite answer on some topic, any answer as opposed to confusion and ambiguity” (p11-12).  Holmes furthered observed, “When our need for closure is high, we tend to…jump to conclusions, and deny contradictions” (p13).  How did the Discussion need for closure influence NASA’s decision about what to do with the foam strike?

2.  Discuss Tim Harford’s points made in “The God Complex” Discussion with respect to the Columbia tragedy as discussed in “Columbia‘s Last Flight: The Inside Story of the Investigation and the Catastrophe it Laid Bare.”