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...
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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Anyone who has watched the Nicholas Cage adventure epic, National Treasure, has witnessed how not to preserve a historical document.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...
Mad About Science: Gladys West
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist How many times have you been in an unfamiliar place and whipped out your phone to check your GPS? Maybe it was on a road trip, maybe you were...
Mad About Science: Percy Lavon Julian
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist February is Black History Month and, to celebrate, I’ll be writing about some amazing Black scientists and inventors throughout the brief history of the United States, as well as...
Mad About Science: Fused deposition modeling
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You may have seen the 3-D printers at the library. Ever wondered how they worked? Last week, we learned about photopolymer resin and its applications in dentistry and 3-D...
