Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
The ability to learn isn’t a human-specific trait. Every organic creature from the blue whale to bacteria have some capacity for learning — otherwise we …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
The ability to learn isn’t a human-specific trait. Every organic creature from the blue whale to bacteria have some capacity for learning — otherwise we …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
As a civilization we have spent nearly the past two years getting our butts kicked by something too small to see with the naked eye. …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
When someone thinks about a complicated mechanical device, one will generally envision a clock. Anyone who has ever peered into the guts of a mechanical …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: plants are amazing.
Some plants have adapted to live for an unfathomably long time — think …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
If you know me at all, you know I am a complete geek for anything related to tabletop roleplaying games. Many people believe the history …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
We’ve all seen at least one magic performance in our lives. It may be difficult to explain, but it happens reliably again and again for …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of unfathomably big birds — and it was a …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Color is a double-edged sword in the natural world. A bright and colorful animal is less likely to capture prey that may see it coming, …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Today, America’s Independence Day on July 4 is celebrated by a number of traditions hearkening back to the country’s founding and the war that helped …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I’m a massive nerd when it comes to anything in the fantasy genre. Lord of the Rings, Dungeons & Dragons, Game of Thrones — well, …
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