Mad About Science: Steroids in baseball
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I was an 8-year-old nerd in a class full of boys — who were primarily jocks — when Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa fought an epic duel, leapfrogging one...
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Mad About Science: Final Fantasy
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s difficult to pinpoint a video game franchise that’s had the most cultural contribution to human society globally. It’s easy to point at titles like Call of Duty, World...
Mad About Science: Fentanyl
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist These articles are usually filled with an adequate level of snark and silliness tucked between lines of dense information. This week may not have so many giggles. Fentanyl is...
Mad About Science: Pasta
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Chances are that you’ve probably eaten pasta at some point in your life. Most people consume premade pasta from the grocery store. Dried and pre-packaged pasta saves the consumer...
Mad about Science: Pokémon
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist “This is it. This is the idea I’ve been waiting for.” — Hiroshi Yamauchi, former Nintendo president. I’m going to let you in on a little secret. I was...
Mad about Science: Space in 2024
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist 2024 is set to be a landmark year when it comes to scientific pursuits. Fusion energy is racing toward reality with multiple repeated ignitions from around the globe. Electric...
Mad about Science: Weird volcanism
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We learned about funky volcano behavior last year while exploring fumaroles, mud pots and cryovolcanoes. Surely that was all the weirdness that exists in the world of volcanism, right?...
Mad about Science: Alien (1979)
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The few times that I’ve penned an article about a movie it has been to tear it to pieces for scientific inaccuracies, ludicrous time jumps and plot holes big...
Mad about Science: Pangaea
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist A lot can happen in a billion years. The continents, as we know them, have not always been laid out in the way they appear on our maps. A...
Mad About Science: Stainless steel
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist As you and your family gather around the table this Thanksgiving, stop and ponder for a moment the miracle that is your stainless steel cutlery. Unlike other steel implements,...
