The collective amnesia and paranoia of society never fail to rear their head during times of radical innovation. The fear change breeds, especially when the proposed change seems to threaten the day-to-day functions of the majority, is ever present throughout history. When electricity was harnessed in the late 1700s, and early 1800s, many were hesitant to adopt it as a source of power. People were afraid they'd be electrocuted by simply flipping a switch; that their houses would burn dow...

The collective amnesia and paranoia of society never fail to rear their head during times of radical innovation. The fear change breeds, especially when the proposed change seems to threaten the day-to-day functions of the majority, is ever present throughout history. When electricity was harnessed in the late 1700s, and early 1800s, many were hesitant to adopt it as a source of power. People were afraid they'd be electrocuted by simply flipping a switch; that their houses would burn dow...