Technofiles: Technology That Doesn't Fly; July 2012; Scientific American Magazine; by David Pogue; 1 Page(s)

The attacks of September 11, 2001, changed everything, especially in air travel. Since that day, the U.S. government has spent billions on technology, enacted rafts of new rules and turned flying into a far more upsetting, complicated procedure than it needs to be.

If it were all based on science and reason, critics might not be calling these new procedures "security theater"an elaborate show to convince people that the authorities are doing something rather than nothing.