Mad about Science: Jellyfish
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Human beings are often regarded as the pinnacle of evolution when it comes to life on Earth. As a species, we are capable of modifying our environment at scales never...
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Mad about Science: Armaments of the Roman Legions
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Rome was one of the most feared empires of the ancient world. To this day, it is still held up as the premier example of conquest and control by showcasing...
Mad about Science: Digital Addiction Part III
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist In the final installment of the “digital addiction” series, we will be looking at methods to combat social media and video game addiction, and the benefits to reducing screen time...
Mad about Science: Digital addiction part II
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist In last week’s column we discussed the effects of video game addiction and how it sockets into digital dependency. This week, we will be exploring the effects of social media...
Mad about Science: Digital addiction part I
By Brenden BobbyReader Staff My partner and I recently had a jarring revelation that spawned from an awkward situation. She and a friend of hers had silently drifted away over the course of about...
Mad about Science: Chalicotheriidae
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Multicellular life has had about 1.6 billion years to experiment on Earth. In that time, it has created all manner of weird lifeforms that were, however briefly, perfectly suited to...
Mad about Science: Aluminum foil
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist It’s easy to take some of our most ubiquitous kitchen items for granted. They’re relatively inexpensive, always within arm’s reach and quick to replace with a quick trip to the...
Mad about Science: Batoids
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist At the library’s Citizen Science events, which take place twice a month at the Waterlife Discovery Center on Lakeshore Drive, I love to ask a fun question of guests that...
Mad about Science: Tuberculosis
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Editor’s note: Regular “Mad About Science” columnist Brenden Bobby is on a well-deserved vacation. He’ll be back next week. Tuberculosis is a disease that, to most, feels historic. It was...
Mad about Science: Latex Gloves
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist My hobby involves going through a large number of latex gloves. Photopolymer resin is really bad for your skin, so you need to use gloves to handle the stuff when...
