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Adam Mastroianni

1) Find what's true and make it useful. 2) Publish every other Tuesday. 3) Photo cred: my dad.

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  • October 28 · 20 min

    Fake it 'til you make it (and then keep faking it)

    Links 'n' updates Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/fake-it-til-you-make-it-and-then All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Get THE STRANGEST IDEA IN THE WORLD here.

  • October 13 · 18 min

    Claude, don't touch my lump

    OR: the secret key to permanent happiness Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/claude-dont-touch-my-lump All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Preorder THE STRANGEST IDEA IN THE WORLD: https://thestrangestideaintheworld.com/

  • September 29 · 5 min

    The Strangest Idea in the World

    Coming soon to a bookshelf near you! Preorder The Strangest Idea in the World: US: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/772441/the-strangest-idea-in-the-world-by-adam-mastroianni/ UK: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/464588/the-strangest-idea-in-the-world-by-mastroianni-adam/9780241732205

  • August 18 · 22 min

    I like 'em thick

    OR: an apology to my English teachers Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/i-like-em-thick All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

  • August 5 · 18 min

    Incentives are for losers

    OR: you must look at this fish and go insane Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/incentives-are-for-losers All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

  • July 21 · 8 min

    Blog Jamboree 2026: The Winners

    yeehaw Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/blog-jamboree-2026-the-winners All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

  • July 8 · 31 min

    The Decline of Deviance 2

    2 Decline, 2 Deviance Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-decline-of-deviance-2 All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

  • June 23 · 17 min

    The most wonderful thing that happened to Tommy McHugh

    ..."was having a stroke while doing a poo" Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-most-wonderful-thing-that-happened All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

  • June 9 · 20 min

    Stop eating Lady Gaga's Oreos

    OR: the Great Switcheroo Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/stop-eating-lady-gagas-oreos All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

  • May 12 · 16 min

    Shame them, shun them, ban them, beat them!

    OR: crock pots and lightning bolts Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/shame-them-shun-them-ban-them-beat All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

  • April 14 · 13 min

    Nothing ever dies. It merely becomes embarrassing.

    OR: the Halo theory of science Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/nothing-ever-dies-it-merely-becomes All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

  • March 31 · 23 min

    Infinite midwit

    OR: if we were playing by Settlers of Catan rules, I'd be dead already Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/infinite-midwit All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

  • February 17 · 14 min

    I swear the UFO is coming any minute

    Links 'n' updates Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/i-swear-the-ufo-is-coming-any-minute All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad.

  • February 3 · 19 min

    Underrated ways to change the world, vol. II

    OR: why you should sell onions on the internet Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/underrated-ways-to-change-the-world-b64 All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

  • January 20 · 19 min

    Text is king

    Read on, queen Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/text-is-king All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad. Experimental History just turned four, so here are last year’s most-viewed posts: The Decline of Deviance Face It: You’re a Crazy Person 28 Slightly Rude Notes on Writing Bag of Words, Have Mercy on Us New Paradigm for Psychology Just Dropped

  • January 6 · 20 min

    How to Be Less Awkward

    a three-part treatment for a near-universal affliction Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/how-to-be-less-awkward All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

  • Dec 23, 2025 · 25 min

    So you wanna de-bog yourself (repost)

    I'm off this week for the holidays, so here's a post I return to at the start of every new year. See you in 2026! Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/so-you-wanna-de-bog-yourself All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/

  • Dec 9, 2025 · 13 min

    The drug that taught me how much I should suffer

    OR: grindset and bedrot Original post: https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-drug-that-taught-me-how-much All posts: https://www.experimental-history.com/ Music by Brandon Rosiar, photos by my dad

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