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Author: Alan Bellows • Page 7/34

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

Bound By Tradition

The ancient and strange Chinese practice of foot binding.
Written by Alan Bellows • 23 Nov 2011 • Read →
Curio/Podcast:

The Ice Worm Cometh

On the curious, tiny organisms that make their homes inside glaciers. 
Written by Alan Bellows • 16 Nov 2011 • Read/Listen →
Site News:

Writer on the Storm

As you may have noticed, until about a week ago the Damn Interesting web server was about as sturdy as a pair of pape...
Written by Alan Bellows • 16 Nov 2011 • Read →
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