Mad About Science: Night vision
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The night is dark and full of terrors, so my wizard casts the Level 2 spell: Darkvision! But wait, how does it work? In the case of my wizard,...
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Mad About Science: War Dogs
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Man’s best friend hasn’t always been about the head rubs and tail wags — like everything humans touch, canine history has been complicated. Canine use in warfare, peacekeeping and...
Mad About Science: Strange turing machines
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Bear with me on this one. We’re going to take a deep-dive into some serious theoretical mathematical principles without barraging your brain cells with huge strings of numbers and...
Mad About Science: Hypothermia
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist That season Ned Stark all warned us about has finally come. I write to you now with fingers shivering, teeth chattering and a mug of iced tea that was...
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...
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...
