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Could better tests have predicted the rare circumstances of the Germanwings crash? Probably not

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageThere are limits to what tests can predict. Airplane image via www.shutterstock.com.

When people do terrible things, it seems reasonable to believe we should have taken steps to identify them beforehand. If we can do that, then surely we can prevent them from doing harm.

The crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 in March, which appears to have been an...

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