Mad About Science: The Uncanny Valley
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Let’s be honest. There are two kinds of people in this world: people who collect porcelain dolls, and the rest of us. Have you ever …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Let’s be honest. There are two kinds of people in this world: people who collect porcelain dolls, and the rest of us. Have you ever …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Wood stoves are common in North Idaho. Throwing combustibles into a metal bin and setting them on fire for heat seems like a straightforward idea, …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Today’s subject is courtesy of Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey. Thanks, Lyndsie!
At some point in life, just about every one of us has suffered from a cavity …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I was always an artsy kid with a flair for the fantastic. I distinctly remember being singled out and shamed in front of the whole …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s the final Thursday of 2022, which seems like a great time to take a look back at the science that happened this year. Due …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Injection molding touches all of our lives, whether we realize it or not, yet it’s a process that not many people have ever been exposed …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Delicious curdled milk has been consumed by humans for at least 10,000 years. Some experts argue that cheese has hidden health benefits, though that probably …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
What do hydrocortisone steroids, dryer sheets and Febreze all have in common?
Corn cobs.
I’m sure you’ve wondered how aerosol air fresheners work. They’re advertised …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
There is one universal truth about Thanksgiving: what goes in, must come out. Poop is gross, but at least we live in an age of …
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