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Curio:

Color Photos From the World War I Era

Color film was non-existent in 1909 Russia, yet in that year a photographer named Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorski...
Written by Alan Bellows • 04 Dec 2005 • Read →
Curio:

History’s Youngest Mother

In 1939, a man from a small village in the Andes mountains carried his five-year-old daughter Lina into a hospital in...
Written by Alan Bellows • 03 Dec 2005 • Read →
Article:

Always Watch Out for Number One

If you ever plan to cheat on your taxes, here's something to consider (besides prison): Make sure that most of the nu...
Written by Alan Bellows • 02 Dec 2005 • Read →
Curio/Podcast:

The Man Who Was a Dwarf and a Giant

Very few details are known about the life of Adam Rainer, but in a way, he represents an extraordinary piece of medic...
Written by Alan Bellows • 01 Dec 2005 • Read/Listen →
Article:

Brain Fingerprinting

There is a new, non-invasive technology being developed which is able to peer into your brain to discover whether you...
Written by Alan Bellows • 30 Nov 2005 • Read →
Long-Form:

And You Thought Houdini Was Good

One of my favorite films is ‘The Great Escape” with its spectacular cast and haunting conclusion. If you are unfamili...
Written by Josh Harding • 30 Nov 2005 • Read →
Curio:

The Gay-Detecting Fruit Machine

During the 1950s and 1960s, some otherwise freedom-loving governments waged secret wars against suspected homosexuals...
Written by Alan Bellows • 28 Nov 2005 • Read →
Curio:

The Boat Designed to Capsize

The US Navy has a nifty oceangoing research ship which performs a controlled capsize in order to perform scientific t...
Written by Alan Bellows • 28 Nov 2005 • Read →
Article:

Lie Detectors

Law enforcement officers, secret agents, and counter-espionage personnel have most interesting toolboxes. Their occup...
Written by Alan Bellows • 27 Nov 2005 • Read →
Article:

Quantum Mechanics and Immortality

Quantum Mechanics is a curious area of study which began in the early 20th century when scientists began to discover...
Written by Alan Bellows • 26 Nov 2005 • Read →
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