Monthly Archives: October 2020

Miss Atomic Bomb

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During the 1950s, Americans were curiously casual about nuclear energy. A U.S. congressman proposed that two dozen atomic devices might be used to dig, quickly and easily, a brand new Panama Canal. Tourists poured into Las Vegas not just to play the roulette wheels but to catch a glimpse of a nuclear blast. The U.S. military at the time was… Read more »

Fraud Detector

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A few years ago I got a phone call from the fraud department of the bank that supports my VISA card. “Mr. McDonald, we’d like you to confirm a couple of expenses that were recently charged to your account.”  Whenever I hear those words, I always take a deep breath.  I wonder what grabbed their attention.  “How can I help… Read more »