Mad about Science: Jellyfish
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Human beings are often regarded as the pinnacle of evolution when it comes to life on Earth. As a species, we are capable of modifying our environment at scales never...
Tagged: biology
Mad about Science: Digital addiction part II
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist In last week’s column we discussed the effects of video game addiction and how it sockets into digital dependency. This week, we will be exploring the effects of social media...
Mad about Science: Digital addiction part I
By Brenden BobbyReader Staff My partner and I recently had a jarring revelation that spawned from an awkward situation. She and a friend of hers had silently drifted away over the course of about...
My brain is shrinking; is yours?
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Whether you’re reading the news, writing the news, watching the news or surviving the events that make up the news, it’s currently impossible to live a stress-free life. That’s the...
Mad about Science: Chalicotheriidae
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Multicellular life has had about 1.6 billion years to experiment on Earth. In that time, it has created all manner of weird lifeforms that were, however briefly, perfectly suited to...
Mad about Science: Batoids
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist At the library’s Citizen Science events, which take place twice a month at the Waterlife Discovery Center on Lakeshore Drive, I love to ask a fun question of guests that...
Mad about Science: Latex Gloves
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist My hobby involves going through a large number of latex gloves. Photopolymer resin is really bad for your skin, so you need to use gloves to handle the stuff when...
Mad about Science: Dilophosaurus
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Among the inaccuracies in the Jurassic Park franchise, none have quite had the staying power as the portrayal of the Dilophosaurus — the spitting, neck-frilled dinosaur that brings an end...
Mad about Science: Feathers
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist You probably haven’t put a lot of thought into the contents of your down comforter, or the luxurious throw pillows on your couch. They’re stuffed with feathers, so what? You...
Mad about Science: Perspective on dinosaurs
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist We have a skewed view of dinosaurs. Much of what we envision when we look back to the ages of dinosaurs has been influenced by a singular media event: Jurassic...
