The Boy Who Cried “Wolf”: Aesop’s Beloved Fable Meets Technology
One of the oldest, and most beloved, fables of the slave/story-teller Aesop dating back to the 6th century B.C. was the tale of a shepherd boy who repeatedly tricked nearby villagers into thinking a wolf was attacking his flock. However, when a wolf actually did appear, the villagers did not believe the boy’s cries for help and the flock was destroyed. Those of us who grew up listening to these simple, yet profound, tales understood that…
