Mad about Science: Vanilla
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It has always interested me that the term “vanilla” refers to something as being plain, common or boring. Indeed, vanilla-flavored food is often considered a baseline, such as vanilla...
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Mad About Science: Polyvinyl acetate
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Don’t be scared away by the title, you’ve encountered polyvinyl acetate on a daily basis. What is it? Could it be some kind of noxious chemical polluting our waterways,...
Mad about Science: Tyrannosaurs, Redux
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Last week, we learned about Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that has ever been found, as well as the dramatic events surrounding its discovery and...
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The 1993 film Jurassic Park, based on Michael Chrichton’s 1990 novel of the same name, converted an entire generation of kids into dinosaur fanatics. It was an action-thriller with...
Mad About Science: The value of mature trees
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This topic was suggested by community member, Julie Perchynski. Thanks, Julie! It’s hard to throw a stone in Bonner County without hitting a tree. Though they seem overabundant, they...
Mad about Science: Cyberpunk
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I know what you’re thinking: “Why is the science guy writing about science fiction?” I have an answer for that. Similar to the communicators of Star Trek, the blasters...
Mad about Science: Kalambo falls building site
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Science: just when you think you’ve got everything figured out, new evidence comes to light that says: “You don’t know squat!” This happened recently at the Kalambo Falls prehistoric...
Go, dog. Go!
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Pepper, a boxer with an adorable underbite, has perhaps the best job in the world: she’s a trained therapy and reading dog. On the last Wednesday of the month,...
Mad About Science: Medical experimentation
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This one’s pretty heavy, dear reader — if you don’t want to feel bummed out, skip this page. Humanity’s history with medical experimentation dates to our earliest days as...
Mad About Science: Toothpaste
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Science isn’t just about explosions, lasers and slinging billionaires into space. Sometimes, science is about keeping your mouth healthy and minty fresh. Mint-flavored tooth care has an extremely long...
