Mad About Science: Medieval Christmas
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist There seems to be some silly idea that a war is being waged on Christmas, that Classical ideas are under fire and are being forced into change by forces...
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The white stuff
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Ever wonder why there are so many different kinds of snowflakes? Different conditions in the atmosphere create different kinds of snow, which can have big consequences for people once...
Mad About Science: Skis
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s that time of the year again, when half the area’s population grumbles about the encroaching snow that must be heaved from our driveways, while the other half blows...
Mad About Science: Opioids
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I love to give you some laughs every week, but I have to make a disclaimer: This is a topic I don’t feel comfortable making jokes about, so if...
Mad About Science: Televisions
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist So, you got a brand new 7 million-inch TV on Black Friday for $8. Sure, to get it you only had to pick up another shopper and throw them...
Mad About Science: Medieval cuisine
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Movies, television and film have given us an idea on what medieval food must have been like: slop and watery gruel for the peasants while the aristocracy bathed in...
Mad About Science: Slavic folklore
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You might be wondering what a bunch of Slavic fairy tales are doing in a science article. That’s good. Curiosity and skepticism are important traits to have while reading,...
Mad About Science: Strange liquids
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Liquids are a vital part of our ability to survive. If water didn’t have a sustained liquid form on Earth, life wouldn’t have evolved to its current state. That...
Mad About Science: Evolutionary Behavior
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist In the grand scheme of things, we’re all basically just apes with awesome tools. Just about all of our daily rituals, from brushing our teeth to how we act...
Mad About Science: Halloween
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I’ve never been a Halloween humbug, so I wasn’t about to miss out on the fun of writing an article on one of my favorite holidays — but where...
