Mad About Science: Idaho Dept. of Fish & Game
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist “All wildlife, including all wild animals, wild birds, and fish, within the state of Idaho, is hereby declared to be the property of the state of Idaho. It shall...
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Mad About Science: Axes
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist ‘Tis the season for wood-chopping, fal-la-la-la-laaaaa. I’m sure some sharp-eyed reader is going to call me out on having done an article on axes before. Have I? That’s okay....
Mad About Science: Elk
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist That time of year has come and gone again. Countless pickup trucks sitting vacant in parking lots around private and public parking lots alike, the echo of gunshots in...
Mad About Science: Dragons
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Yeah, yeah, dragons aren’t scientific, I know. But you also know that I like to touch on history, culture and myth and how it influences our scientific pursuits and...
Mad About Science: Western Conifer Seed Bugs
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You’ve probably never called them by their actual name. Let’s be honest, we all know them as stink bugs. This is accurate, because they are bugs that stink when...
Mad About Science: Geoduck
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist When you want weird, Brenden delivers weird. The geoduck (gooey-duck) isn’t even a duck, it’s a clam called a duck. That’s not even the weirdest part of its name....
Mad About Science: The golden age of piracy
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Avast, me hearties! Sept. 19 be International Talk Like a Pirate Day! T’ celebrate, I be bringin’ you this article in fluent Pirate. Shove off! The Golden Age of...
Mad About Science: Weird Lovin’
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You know what they say: sex sells. Most of us know how humans make more humans. For those that don’t know about it, I’ll leave that conversation for you...
Mad About Science: Trilobites
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Last week, we looked to the future. This week, we look to the past. Trilobites, what are they? They were some of the oldest and most successful lifeforms ever...
Mad About Science: Artificial Intelligence II: The Future
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You know me — we like to keep things pretty grounded in science. After all, this isn’t Mad About Science Fiction. However, science fiction is transforming before our eyes...
