Mad About Science:
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Everyone knows the image of the executioner: a burly hooded man wielding a massive axe, like the shadow of death itself. As All Hallows’ Eve …
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Mad About Science: Mosquitoes
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This week’s subject was requested by an anonymous reader. Thanks, mysterious reader!
There is no love for the vampiric mosquito. Nothing sucks worse than heading …
Mad About Science: Rocket propulsion
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Rocket science is the gold standard for gauging the difficulty of a certain task. Trying to create a decorative frosting on a cake for the …
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Set the Tesla to ludicrous speed, because like Sonic the Hedgehog, we’re about to go fast!
Traveling insurmountably huge distances is the ultimate dream of …
Mad About Science: The human brain
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
We humans like to think we have some pretty big brains, but the truth is that size doesn’t matter for intelligence. What defines intelligence is …
Mad About Science: COVID-19 misinformation
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This week’s subject was suggested by the library’s lifelong learning coordinator, Mike Bauer. Thanks, Mike!
COVID-19 is a volatile subject right now. It’s still a …
Mad About Science: High altitude magic
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Have you ever baked something — especially in this area — only to discover that it didn’t come out quite like you had hoped? The …
Mad About Science: Artificial crystals and gems
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This week’s topic, suggested by our local library director, Ann Nichols, focuses — so to speak — on one of the most important yet often …
Mad About Science: Giant robots
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
My love for giant robots began when I was 14 years old and first watched Neon Genesis Evangelion, an anime series about giant humanoid …
Mad About Science: Sausage
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You may consider yourself a meat aficionado. You may even possess pillow covers and pajamas covered with bacon print. Perhaps you abhor the thought of …
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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