Damn Interesting

Author: Alan Bellows • Page 9/34

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

Doctor Watson’s Phobia Factory

The story of a series of chilling psychological experiments on an infant in 1920.
Written by Alan Bellows • 18 Sep 2008 • Read →
Site News:

Damn Deadlines

As the manuscript-delivery deadline approaches for our Damn Interesting book, we must take drastic action to avoid be...
Written by Alan Bellows • 17 Jul 2008 • Read →
Long-Form/Podcast:

The American Gustation Crisis of 1985

The story of the curiously outsized reaction to the 1985 reformulation of a popular soft drink.
Written by Alan Bellows • 19 Jun 2008 • Read/Listen →
Long-Form:

Eugenics and You

The troubling history and surprising origins of the eugenics movement in the early 20th century.
Written by Alan Bellows • 14 May 2008 • Read →
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The Martian Express

A hypothetical vehicle that would facilitate frequent, relatively inexpensive transit between Earth and Mars.
Written by Alan Bellows • 10 Apr 2008 • Read →
Site News:

Some Damn Interesting News

On 25 January 2007, the Damn Interesting authors boldly-- some might say prematurely-- announced our intentions to ex...
Written by Alan Bellows • 24 Mar 2008 • Read →
Long-Form:

The Remarkable Pneumatic People-Mover

An experimental pneumatic subway built in secret in the late 19th century.
Written by Alan Bellows • 29 Feb 2008 • Read →
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The Third Reich’s Diabolical Orbiting Superweapon

An audacious Nazi plan for an orbiting space mirror to concentrate sunlight on enemy targets.
Written by Alan Bellows • 09 Feb 2008 • Read →
Long-Form:

Humoring the Gelotologists

Science's best current explanations for why humans react so strangely to 'humorous' words and situations.
Written by Alan Bellows • 14 Jan 2008 • Read →
Long-Form:

The Ethyl-Poisoned Earth

Chronically catastrophic chemist Thomas Midgley accidentally poisons the world with a neurotoxin, and Clair Patterson tries to stop him.
Written by Alan Bellows • 08 Dec 2007 • Read →
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