Mad About Science: Clocks
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist When someone thinks about a complicated mechanical device, one will generally envision a clock. Anyone who has ever peered into the guts of a mechanical timekeeper knows that it...
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Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: plants are amazing. Some plants have adapted to live for an unfathomably long time — think about Pando, the 108-acre...
Mad About Science: Kriegsspiel
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist If you know me at all, you know I am a complete geek for anything related to tabletop roleplaying games. Many people believe the history of tabletop RPGs, as...
Mad About Science: Magic
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff We’ve all seen at least one magic performance in our lives. It may be difficult to explain, but it happens reliably again and again for our entertainment. If you...
Mad About Science: A tale of two birdies
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of unfathomably big birds — and it was a lot closer to our...
Mad About Science: Birds-of-paradise
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Color is a double-edged sword in the natural world. A bright and colorful animal is less likely to capture prey that may see it coming, and is far more...
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By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Today, America’s Independence Day on July 4 is celebrated by a number of traditions hearkening back to the country’s founding and the war that helped push America into its...
Mad About Science: Medieval misconceptions
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I’m a massive nerd when it comes to anything in the fantasy genre. Lord of the Rings, Dungeons & Dragons, Game of Thrones — well, maybe just the first...
Mad About Science: Ancient fast food
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The concept of grabbing a quick bite to eat isn’t a modern invention. People were busy during antiquity, and while the texts of the Middle Ages taught us that...
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By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist If one were to imagine the armor of the medieval ages, images of gallant knights in full—body platemail astride awe—inspiring steeds in full barding would likely pop into your...
