Matt Davis

Matt Davis

Matt Davis writes stories about science, technology, bizarre anecdotes from history, esoteric odds and ends, bleak but nevertheless fascinating environmental issues, and whatever else grabs his easily grabbed attention.

The two concepts might seem contradictory, but anarcho-capitalists exist.
The answer can be found several thousand years ago, in the Roman city of Cyrene.
Recently, "the London patient" became the second person in history to be cured of HIV. Now, "the Düsseldorf patient" appears to be the third, with the possibility of more on the way.
Most captive elephants are kept under immensely cruel conditions. In Myanmar, they're treated differently.
Surprisingly, many of the world's most popular religions have a lot to do with anarchy.
New statistical analyses show that human-driven climate change is a virtual certainty.
Did a poorly understood ancient civilization somersault over charging bulls?