Damn Interesting

Author: Alan Bellows • Page 9/34

Alan Bellows is the founder/designer/head writer/managing editor of Damn Interesting.
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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 →
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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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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 →
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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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The Remains of Doctor Bass

Under normal circumstances, one would expect a wandering throng of students to demonstrate animated displeasure upon...
Written by Alan Bellows • 29 Oct 2007 • Read →
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