# Ignorance and Surprise

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- Book: [Ignorance and Surprise](https://www.bookquiver.com/matthias-gross/ignorance-and-surprise) ([Ignorance and Surprise.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/matthias-gross/ignorance-and-surprise.md))
- Authors: [Matthias Gross](https://www.bookquiver.com/matthias-gross)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6254-398-9
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2021-08-03
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The relationship between ignorance and surprise and a conceptual framework for dealing with the unexpected, as seen in ecological design projects. Ignorance and surprise belong together: surprises can...