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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 →

Long-Form:

Operation Pastorius

The little-known story of Nazi spies in America sent to sabotage the war effort.

Written by Christopher S. Putnam • 20 Apr 2008 • Read →

Article:

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 →

Long-Form:

The Sheep Incident

In 1968, thousands of sheep died mysteriously in Skull Valley, Utah.

Written by Scott Cianciosi • 17 Mar 2008 • Read →

Article:

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 →

Long-Form:

Space Radio: More Static, Less Talk

Owing to radio's aptitude in transporting information, our planet is endlessly peppered by man-made low-frequency rad...

Written by Alan Bellows • 30 Nov 2007 • Read →

Long-Form:

The Gimli Glider

When a botched imperial-to-metric conversion left a commercial jet with insufficient fuel, pilots had to improvise.

Written by Alan Bellows • 12 Nov 2007 • Read →

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