Mad About Science: Bog bodies
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff This subject isn’t for the squeamish, dear reader. Proceed with caution. Plant-lovers will recognize peat as the light soilless medium sold at garden stores and used to add acidity...
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Mad about Science: Cyberpunk
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I know what you’re thinking: “Why is the science guy writing about science fiction?” I have an answer for that. Similar to the communicators of Star Trek, the blasters...
Mad About Science: Toothpaste
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Science isn’t just about explosions, lasers and slinging billionaires into space. Sometimes, science is about keeping your mouth healthy and minty fresh. Mint-flavored tooth care has an extremely long...
Mad About Science: Aluminum
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Have you spent any time arguing with someone about how to spell aluminum? Is it “aluminum” or “aluminium”? It turns out that both are correct, and though the world...
Mad about science: arachnophobia
By Ellie Klippel Reader Columnist Editor’s note: This week, the East Bonner County Library’s exploration assistant and SHS student Ellie Klippel is guest writing “Mad About Science.” Regular columnist Brenden Bobby said Klippel has...
Mad about science: wheat
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist A simple grain is responsible for sustaining the tremendous population of humankind — as true today as it was nearly 12,000 years ago. It’s also the source of aggravation...
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist There are many ways to end up on an FBI watch list — and to satiate your curiosity, dear reader, I may have utilized one. Plastic explosives have been...
Mad About Science: Lapidary arts
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I first learned about the Mohs scale in elementary school — a simplified, tiered ranking of various minerals ranging in hardness, each one able to scratch the one beneath...
Mad About Science: Geodes
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Did you know that there are some rocks and gemstones that only exist on Earth? As far as we are aware, there is nowhere else for tens, hundreds, perhaps...
Mad About Science: Arrows
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist One major technological development shifted humans from being fragile and awkward middling gatherers into apex predators that would go on to dominate the food chain across the entire Earth,...
