Damn Interesting

Author: Alan Bellows • Page 7/34

Alan Bellows is the founder/designer/head writer/managing editor of Damn Interesting.
Curio:

Niagara be Dammed

In 1969 the US Army Corps of Engineers shut down the American section of Niagara Falls for maintenance. Parts of the...
Written by Alan Bellows • 03 Sep 2013 • Read →
Podcast:

The Conductor

The tragic story of the holder of a very unfortunate world record.
Written by Alan Bellows • 12 Jul 2013 • Read/Listen →
Long-Form/Podcast:

Andrée and the Aeronauts’ Voyage to the Top of the World

The story of three adventurers who tried to reach the North Pole via hydrogen balloon in 1897.
Written by Alan Bellows • 24 Jun 2013 • Read/Listen →
Long-Form/Podcast:

The Isle of Doctor Seaborg

On the hypothetical "Island of Stability" which might allow for long-lived atoms of never-before-seen elements.
Written by Alan Bellows • 28 Jan 2013 • Read/Listen →
Long-Form/Podcast:

Nineteen Seventy Three

Chile's audacious 1970s-era plan to network and automate the country's entire economy, hindered by political upheaval and CIA maneuvering.
Written by Alan Bellows • 19 Oct 2012 • Read/Listen →
Long-Form:

Better Call Sol

The history and science of coronal mass ejections, and their effects on humans and technology.
Written by Alan Bellows • 07 Aug 2012 • Read →
Long-Form:

Meddle, Metal, and Mettle

The story of the disturbed man who stalked and ultimately shot US president James Garfield.
Written by Alan Bellows • 14 Jun 2012 • Read →
Site News:

Can I Borrow a Feeling?

In 1973, a trio of psychologists convened in a preschool classroom to perform a diabolical experiment upon unsuspecti...
Written by Alan Bellows • 30 Apr 2012 • Read →
Site News:

Apocalypse on the Set

We are pleased to announce that Damn Interesting contributor Ben Taylor has just published a shiny new book that is s...
Written by Alan Bellows • 02 Feb 2012 • Read →
Long-Form:

Aches on a Plane

The story of a troubled FedEx flight engineer who boarded a flight unannounced and attempted to carry out a terrifying plan.
Written by Alan Bellows • 05 Jan 2012 • Read →
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