Mad about Science: Pangaea
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist A lot can happen in a billion years. The continents, as we know them, have not always been laid out in the way they appear on our maps. A...
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Mad About Science: Book binding
By Brendon Bobby Reader Columnist Book binding is an art that goes back to at least the fifth century B.C.E. This process could be even older but we don’t have a historical record of...
Mad About Science: Stainless steel
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist As you and your family gather around the table this Thanksgiving, stop and ponder for a moment the miracle that is your stainless steel cutlery. Unlike other steel implements,...
Mad about Science: Vanilla
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It has always interested me that the term “vanilla” refers to something as being plain, common or boring. Indeed, vanilla-flavored food is often considered a baseline, such as vanilla...
Mad About Science: Polyvinyl acetate
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Don’t be scared away by the title, you’ve encountered polyvinyl acetate on a daily basis. What is it? Could it be some kind of noxious chemical polluting our waterways,...
Mad about Science: Tyrannosaurs, Redux
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Last week, we learned about Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that has ever been found, as well as the dramatic events surrounding its discovery and...
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The 1993 film Jurassic Park, based on Michael Chrichton’s 1990 novel of the same name, converted an entire generation of kids into dinosaur fanatics. It was an action-thriller with...
Mad About Science: The value of mature trees
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This topic was suggested by community member, Julie Perchynski. Thanks, Julie! It’s hard to throw a stone in Bonner County without hitting a tree. Though they seem overabundant, they...
Mad About Science: Bog bodies
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff This subject isn’t for the squeamish, dear reader. Proceed with caution. Plant-lovers will recognize peat as the light soilless medium sold at garden stores and used to add acidity...
Mad about Science: Cyberpunk
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I know what you’re thinking: “Why is the science guy writing about science fiction?” I have an answer for that. Similar to the communicators of Star Trek, the blasters...
