Relative to the age of our species, the time we humans have spent divorced from the messiness of the natural world has been extremely brief. While a disaster might itself be only brief -- an earthquake, a tsunami -- the destruction of infrastructure that can take weeks or months to repair can throw us back into a state of nature where issues of mortality and disease once again become terrifying real.
That's why technological innovation isn't just confined to the consumer sphere -- aid agencies and eager individuals are just as focused on finding ways to help people with smartphones and smart design as they are with food packages and tents. The altruism and desire to share and collaborate that drives much of the software, design and artistic world translates well into development.
By: Ian Steadman, Edited by: Olivia Solon
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-02/25/emergency-technology-feature
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