Alexander Taleb
Aerospace engineer and lecturer specializing in aircraft safety and spaceflight; presented a detailed 2025 RWRI summer school lecture on why planes crash, including design, regulation, and human factors.
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Nov 11, 2025 • 2h 49min
Alexander Taleb: Why Do Planes Crash? (2025)
Alexander Taleb, an aerospace engineer and lecturer focused on aircraft safety and spaceflight. He walks through safety trends and validation, redundancy and human factors. He probes design failures like the 737 MAX, discusses automation versus pilot skill, airworthiness directives and Boeing culture. He also covers spaceflight reliability, reusable rockets and the economics of lunar activity.
