Mad about Science: GPUs
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Author’s note: The numbers referenced in this article are a reflection of the Nvidia 30 series graphics cards. GPUs, or graphics processing units, have made headlines with the advent...
Category: Mad About Science
Mad about Science: Sand
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist There have been numerous headlines in the past five years centered on a confusing subject: The world seems to be running out of sand. How could this be when...
Mad about Science: Sinkholes
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Watch enough of the news and you’re bound to see a report pop up on a massive sinkhole opening in a semi-urban area and swallowing everything above, from roads...
Mad about Science: Light pollution
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Today’s subject was suggested by Kodiak Ellis. Thanks, Kodi! The discovery of electricity brought with it a unique problem that had never before been encountered by human civilization: light...
Mad about Science: Hidden engineering – nuclear reactors
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist There’s a lot of work that goes into designing and building a nuclear power plant. It’s a relatively clean source of energy, when compared to oil or coal, but...
Mad about Science: Food preservation
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This week’s subject was a suggestion by Steve Sanchez. Thanks, Steve! As any connoisseur of gas station sushi is aware, food preservation is important. We can’t always finish a...
Mad About Science: Roads
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnis Roads in Bonner County come in a lot of varieties — from dirt and gravel to asphalt concrete, and something that looks like it just got bombed out during...
Mad about Science: Sewage and fluid dynamics
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I was frequently lectured in elementary school for my bathroom humor. “No one is supposed to think about poop!” I was often told. It turns out that a lot...
Mad about Science: Trash
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Have you ever spent time thinking about where your trash goes? Once you’re done with that Styrofoam tray and plastic wrap that contained your chicken cutlet, where does it...
Mad about Science: Strange birds
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Birds are fairly odd creatures, but among the odd are the oddest — strange and wacky evolutions that perfectly suit their ecological niche while appearing alien and unusual to...
