Mad about Science: Vortex
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist One of my favorite above-ground pool activities as a child was to grab a bunch of pool noodles and start running around the perimeter of the pool with my...
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Mad about Science: Boring machines
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist One of my high-school teachers told me something that would shape my worldview: “Only boring people get bored.” This was a masterfully diabolical dig at an entitled student (yours...
Mad about Science: The European Alps today
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff Last week we learned about the 400 million years-long life of the European Alps, but very little about their impact on modern society, or conversely, the impact of modern...
Mad about Science: Formation of the alps
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff The European Alps are among the world’s most recognizable mountain ranges. This range stretches across eight countries and possesses evidence of at least 8,000 years of human habitation. Certainly,...
Mad about Science: Powered Exoskeleton
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The idea of a powered human exoskeleton is an old one. Sigourney Weaver whooping the crap out of the xenomorph queen with a power loader in 1986’s Aliens is...
Mad about Science: Western Tanager
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Astute bird-watchers and casual backyard feeders may have the occasional good fortune to witness a brilliant feathered neighbor darting between the branches: the western tanager. This bird is relatively...
Mad about Science: Deadly Paint
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You may know a little about my favorite hobby: miniature painting. It’s not an incredibly dangerous hobby, but it comes with its own set of risks. 3-D printing the...
Mad About Science: Speed reading
By Brenden Bobby Reader Colunist I’ve always been a slow reader. I’m the kind of person who has to digest every bit of information I read; and, if my brain goes elsewhere mid-sentence, I...
Mad about Science: Huckleberries
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff Idaho’s state fruit is a thing of natural wonder. Steeped in a sense of legendary mysticism, you hear locals talking about hucks (but never sharing their picking patches) and...
Mad About Science: Flies
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist How many times have you suffered hours of torment from a lone, buzzing housefly persistently taunting you, landing somewhere on your skin and zooming away when you try to...
