Mad About Science: Strange turing machines
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Bear with me on this one. We’re going to take a deep-dive into some serious theoretical mathematical principles without barraging your brain cells with huge …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Bear with me on this one. We’re going to take a deep-dive into some serious theoretical mathematical principles without barraging your brain cells with huge …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
That season Ned Stark all warned us about has finally come. I write to you now with fingers shivering, teeth chattering and a mug of …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
There seems to be some silly idea that a war is being waged on Christmas, that Classical ideas are under fire and are being forced …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Ever wonder why there are so many different kinds of snowflakes? Different conditions in the atmosphere create different kinds of snow, which can have big …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s that time of the year again, when half the area’s population grumbles about the encroaching snow that must be heaved from our driveways, while …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I love to give you some laughs every week, but I have to make a disclaimer: This is a topic I don’t feel comfortable making …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
So, you got a brand new 7 million-inch TV on Black Friday for $8. Sure, to get it you only had to pick up another …
By Brenden Bobby
Special to the Reader
Holiday gifts in the age of the internet are tricky business. This article is primarily aimed at parents and grandparents who want to …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Movies, television and film have given us an idea on what medieval food must have been like: slop and watery gruel for the peasants while …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You might be wondering what a bunch of Slavic fairy tales are doing in a science article. That’s good. Curiosity and skepticism are important traits …
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