Mad About Science: Sharp Things
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Sharp tools are one of the most important things human beings have ever developed. Where would humankind be were it not for the invention of the spear, the kitchen...
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Mad About Science: Rare flowers
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff As the last few leaves fall from our deciduous trees, the tamaracks shift into a brilliant gold and snow begins to blanket anything and everything, some people will migrate...
Mad About Science: Raccoons
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This week’s topic was suggested by Kim Woodruff of Sandpoint Parks and Recreation. Thank you! Some call the raccoon cute and cuddly. Others call it a nuisance. Personally, I...
Mad About Science: Mosquitoes
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This week’s subject was requested by an anonymous reader. Thanks, mysterious reader! There is no love for the vampiric mosquito. Nothing sucks worse than heading out on your new...
Mad About Science: Rocket propulsion
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Rocket science is the gold standard for gauging the difficulty of a certain task. Trying to create a decorative frosting on a cake for the first time? “It’s not...
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Set the Tesla to ludicrous speed, because like Sonic the Hedgehog, we’re about to go fast! Traveling insurmountably huge distances is the ultimate dream of the scientific mind. Imagine...
Mad About Science: High altitude magic
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Have you ever baked something — especially in this area — only to discover that it didn’t come out quite like you had hoped? The air around you may...
Mad About Science: Artificial crystals and gems
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist This week’s topic, suggested by our local library director, Ann Nichols, focuses — so to speak — on one of the most important yet often overlooked items in our...
Mad About Science: Giant robots
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist My love for giant robots began when I was 14 years old and first watched Neon Genesis Evangelion, an anime series about giant humanoid “robots” (spoiler alert: they weren’t...
Mad About Science: Sausage
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You may consider yourself a meat aficionado. You may even possess pillow covers and pajamas covered with bacon print. Perhaps you abhor the thought of consuming the flesh of...
