Mad About Science: Virtual reality
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You’ve probably heard techie 20-somethings talking about VR and AR and wondered to yourself: “What are they going on about?” Maybe you’ve got a VR setup at home and...
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Mad About Science: Crocodilians, redux
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Particularly longtime readers of this article may remember the second-ever “Mad About Science,” written by a snot-nosed brat who ham-fisted his way across a keyboard and, by some miracle,...
Mad About Science: Poison dart frogs
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Living around here sometimes presents incredible challenges. Moving snow, hauling wood, dealing with jerks on the highway who think the rules were only made for other people. Look at...
Mad About Science: Seasonal allergies
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Spring is in the air, and so is a misty cloud of mucus and spittle after a vicious sneeze. Has the pandemic taught us nothing? Allergens come in many...
Mad About Science: Preserving and restoring documents
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Anyone who has watched the Nicholas Cage adventure epic, National Treasure, has witnessed how not to preserve a historical document. In the film, Cage’s character steals the Declaration of...
Mad About Science: Honey
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Have you ever wondered what goes into making a delicious spoonful of honey? I have two simple words for you: bee vomit. Bee vomit is an extreme oversimplification of...
Mad About Science: Printers
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Humans spent a vast portion of civilized history without access to the mass-production of knowledge. The invention of the printing press was arguably one of the most important steps...
Mad About Science: Paper
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This is an article about the very thing you’re holding in your hands right now (unless you’re reading this online). Regardless, how meta is that? We often take for...
Mad About Science: Acrylic paints
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist By the time you are reading this, I will be somewhere warm and sunny, holding aloft last week’s issue of the Reader in front of a cactus. I’m several...
Mad About Science: Walter Lincoln Hawkins
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The subject of this week’s article is a unique man who left a lasting legacy. In fact, one of his inventions was used to ensure that the very words...
