Was a brilliant computer scientist foolish to spend his time and talents on juggling and playing roulette?
Was a brilliant computer scientist foolish to spend his time and talents on juggling and playing roulette?
Claude Shannon was brilliant. He was the Einstein of computer science... only he loved "fritterin' away" his time building machines to play chess, solve Rubik's cubes and beat the house at roulette. If Shannon had worked more diligently - instead of juggling, riding a unicycle and abandoning project after project …
Was a brilliant computer scientist foolish to spend his time and talents on juggling and playing roulette?
A moment of selfishness by a sick fan wrecked the lives of a Hollywood star and her family.
A moment of selfishness by a sick fan wrecked the lives of a Hollywood star and her family.
German measles is a minor illness for most people - but for unborn children it can be devastating. In 1943 - when the link was only just becoming clear - a young US marine decided to break rubella quarantine to meet the movie star Gene Tierney (played by Mircea Monroe). …
A moment of selfishness by a sick fan wrecked the lives of a Hollywood star and her family.
Blowing the whistle on wrongdoing risks your job, your friends and even your life. So why do it?
Blowing the whistle on wrongdoing risks your job, your friends and even your life. So why do it?
Financial expert Ray Dirks (played by Jeffrey Wright) exposed one of the biggest corporate crimes of all time - and yet he was the one who ended up in front of the Supreme Court. Whistleblowers often face intimidation from those they bring to justice, but also face hostility from their …
Blowing the whistle on wrongdoing risks your job, your friends and even your life. So why do it?
Why parents, politicians and doctors would be wiser to sometimes do nothing.
Why parents, politicians and doctors would be wiser to sometimes do nothing.
Lady Sale (played by Helena Bonham Carter) was part of a bloody and ignominious British retreat from Afghanistan in 1842. The arrogant colonial invaders had thought intervening in Afghan affairs and dominating the country would be easy - they were wrong. Lady Sale was among the lucky few to escape …
Why parents, politicians and doctors would be wiser to sometimes do nothing.
How the hunt for a missing teen saw a role-playing game denounced as a demonic and deadly pursuit.
How the hunt for a missing teen saw a role-playing game denounced as a demonic and deadly pursuit.
How the hunt for a missing teen saw a role-playing game denounced as a demonic and deadly pursuit.
When James Dallas Egbert III was reported missing from his college dorm - one of America's most flamboyant private detectives was summoned to solve the case. "Dallas" had many of the same problems that most teenagers face - but P.I. William Dear stoked fears that he might have fallen under …