Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Have you ever washed your hands and stopped to wonder what makes soap so special? How does this slippery bar of soap sitting in a tiny puddle of lukewarm...
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Mad About Science
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s note: Brenden Bobby is taking this week off, so Reader Publisher Ben Olson is filling in with a topic suggested by Kim Woodruff. It’s a quiet Saturday morning....
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist When most people think of a camel, their mind drifts to the dromedary, a hulking beast of northern Africa with a trademark hump on its back and a legendary...
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Coins hold a special place in the hearts of many Americans, though the average person doesn’t know the origin of most of the bits of metal jangling in their...
Mad About Science: A brief history of currency
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Money is a touchy and complicated subject. The value of a dollar has always held different meanings for different people. Finance has evolved more quickly throughout history than perhaps...
Mad About Science: Curious thought experiments
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Humans love a good brain teaser. How many posts have you scrolled through on Facebook where people are arguing whether or not 4+(2×1)=9 or not? Curiously, many of the...
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist When we picture a volcanic eruption, we envision a huge and awesome fiery explosion and huge columns of smoke spewing into the sky. In the case of Pompeii, many...
Mad About Science: Sharp Things
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Sharp tools are one of the most important things human beings have ever developed. Where would humankind be were it not for the invention of the spear, the kitchen...
Mad About Science: Rare flowers
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff As the last few leaves fall from our deciduous trees, the tamaracks shift into a brilliant gold and snow begins to blanket anything and everything, some people will migrate...
Mad About Science
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In this age of uncertainty, when the news often changes by the hour, how is it that meteorologists accurately predict the future with their weather forecasts? Are they mode...
