TED Talks Daily The invisible networks shaping your everyday life | Deb Chachra
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Aug 26, 2024 Deb Chachra, an engineering professor, explores the unseen networks that influence our daily lives, like plumbing and electricity. She highlights how these infrastructures shape our agency and the disparities in access. Deb advocates for rethinking our relationship with these systems to foster community and environmental sustainability. She stresses the importance of infrastructural citizenship and suggests improvements that support equity and resilience in the face of climate change.
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Evening Routine Colossus
- Deb Chachra describes her typical evening routine, highlighting her reliance on infrastructure.
- She uses simple actions like turning on lights, cooking, and cleaning to illustrate this.
Invisible Infrastructure
- Infrastructure, like energy and water systems, makes modern life possible.
- These systems, often invisible, rely on the work of many people.
Agency Through Infrastructure
- Access to infrastructure, not just money, determines agency.
- Chachra contrasts her life with her ancestors' and others who lack such access.