JESSE WALKER: Resilient Japan: Three Lessons From The Week’s Disasters. And note this: “When Hollywood shows you an earthquake, an eruption, or a towering inferno, you see mass panic, stampeding crowds, maybe a looting spree. When sociologists study real-life disasters, they see calm, resourceful people evacuating buildings, rescuing strangers, and cooperating nonviolently.” Somebody should write a book about this phenomenon.