Mad About Science: War Dogs
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Man’s best friend hasn’t always been about the head rubs and tail wags — like everything humans touch, canine history has been complicated. Canine use in warfare, peacekeeping and...
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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 strings of numbers and...
Mad About Science: Skis
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 the other half blows...
Mad About Science: Opioids
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 jokes about, so if...
Mad About Science: Televisions
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 shopper and throw them...
Mad About Science: Slavic folklore
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 to have while reading,...
Mad About Science: Strange liquids
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Liquids are a vital part of our ability to survive. If water didn’t have a sustained liquid form on Earth, life wouldn’t have evolved to its current state. That...
Mad About Science: Evolutionary Behavior
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist In the grand scheme of things, we’re all basically just apes with awesome tools. Just about all of our daily rituals, from brushing our teeth to how we act...
Mad About Science: 21st Century Agriculture
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist North Idaho is just a little bit country. It’s not unusual to see someone trotting a horse through most of our towns as though it were a rented scooter...
Mad About Science: Heavy organisms
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We all know that blue whales are big, but are they the biggest? They’re the biggest marine mammals in the world, and possibly even the most massive animal to...
