EXTRA: In Praise of Maintenance (Update)
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We revisit an episode from 2016 that asks: Has our culture’s obsession with innovation led us to neglect the fact that things also need to be taken care of? 

• SOURCES:

• Martin Casado), general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

• Ruth Schwartz Cowan), professor emerita of history and sociology of science at University of Pennsylvania.

• Edward Glaeser), professor of economics at Harvard University.

• Chris Lacinak), founder and president of AVPreserve.

• Andrew Russell), provost of SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

• Lawrence Summers), professor and president emeritus of Harvard University; former Secretary of the Treasury and former director of the National Economic Council.

• Lee Vinsel), professor of science, technology, and society at Virginia Tech.

• RESOURCES:

• “Hail the Maintainers)," by Andrew Russell and Lee Vinsel (*Aeon, *2016).

• “A Lesson on Infrastructure From the Anderson Bridge Fiasco),” by Lawrence Summers and Rachel Lipson (The Boston Globe, 2016).

• Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier), by Edward Glaeser (2008).

• More Work for Mother: The Ironies of Household Technology from the Open Hearth to the Microwave), by Ruth Schwartz Cowan (1983).

• EXTRAS:

• "Freakonomics Radio Takes to the Skies)," series by *Freakonomics Radio *(2023).

• "Edward Glaeser Explains Why Some Cities Thrive While Others Fade Away)," by *People I (Mostly) Admire *(2021).

• "Why Larry Summers Is the Economist Everyone Hates to Love)," by *Freakonomics Radio *(2017).