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Mad about Science: Space in 2024
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
2024 is set to be a landmark year when it comes to scientific pursuits. Fusion energy is racing toward reality with multiple repeated ignitions from …
Mad about Science: Weird volcanism
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We learned about funky volcano behavior last year while exploring fumaroles, mud pots and cryovolcanoes. Surely that was all the weirdness that exists in the …
Mad about Science: Alien (1979)
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
The few times that I’ve penned an article about a movie it has been to tear it to pieces for scientific inaccuracies, ludicrous time jumps …
Mad about Science: Pangaea
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
A lot can happen in a billion years. The continents, as we know them, have not always been laid out in the way they appear …
Mad About Science: Stainless steel
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
As you and your family gather around the table this Thanksgiving, stop and ponder for a moment the miracle that is your stainless steel cutlery. …
Mad about Science: Vanilla
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It has always interested me that the term “vanilla” refers to something as being plain, common or boring. Indeed, vanilla-flavored food is often considered a …
Mad About Science: Polyvinyl acetate
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Don’t be scared away by the title, you’ve encountered polyvinyl acetate on a daily basis. What is it? Could it be some kind of noxious …
Mad about Science: Tyrannosaurs, Redux
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Last week, we learned about Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that has ever been found, as well as the dramatic events …
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
The 1993 film Jurassic Park, based on Michael Chrichton’s 1990 novel of the same name, converted an entire generation of kids into dinosaur fanatics. …