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...
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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...
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist If that subhed doesn’t catch your attention, I have no idea what will. Earth has hosted countless giant predators, from the Tyrannosaurus to the Megalodon, a shark that made...
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Philadelphia — home of the Phillies, the Liberty Bell and the Fresh Prince. In 1793, it was also the epicenter of one of the worst epidemics America has ever...
Mad About Science: Strange scientists
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist If you were to peruse a history book about famous scientists at the library, perhaps about a famous figure such as Benjamin Franklin, you may find many profound and...
Mad About Science: Rats
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Were you to consider every animal that has followed humans throughout the ages, none has been more enduring or relentless than the common rat. You might believe there is...
Mad About Science: Backyard telescopes
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Few technologies are more intimately connected with the human experience than the telescope. Put in the simplest terms, it’s a device that makes your eye bigger, enabling it to...
Mad About Science: Common phobias
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff We are all scared of things. Losing our keys, the death of a loved one, or that little terrier that’s barking some horrible insults about your mother in dog...
