Those stories are still vital and relevant because they get at timeless ambitions and interests. The need to explore.
The security of information. But there are some stories from our past that, in light of the current state of our world,
resonate even more right now. Those are the stories that we selected for this issue.
We found features on border security and the limitations of the internet that, despite being written decades ago,
offer lessons for today. We picked old articles that address connected homes, the wars around the world stretching our
military, and the progress currently being made for women through the MeToo movement. Looking to the past helps us
assess the present and plan for the future. Plus, it’s fun, and sometimes you come across advertisements about hamsters.Like a story from August 1939 about a couple who
wanted to see if they were capable of being true
explorers. To prove it, they took three weeks of
food and a little more than $4 and paddled a boat
from San Diego to Panama. Or the March 1999
issue, which includes an investigation into the
possibilities of a cyberattack on America’s elec-
tronic infrastructure at the start of the U.S. and
NATO’s new “information warfare” campaign.
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