Mad About Science: Agaricus Bisporus
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Now that I’ve died from the bubonic plague and returned to the realm of the living (thanks, friendly neighborhood necromancer!), I’m ready to get back on my undead horse...
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Mad About Science: Clouds
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s Note: Brenden Bobby is out sick this week, so publisher Ben Olson is filling in with your weekly dose of Mad About Science. One of my favorite activities...
Mad About Science: Falcon Heavy
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist If you are a science buff, or even a casual consumer of news, you probably saw blurbs about SpaceX making a successful launch of the Falcon Heavy and shooting...
Mad About Science: Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist If you’re flipping through the Reader over a bite to eat, I apologize in advance. You’re probably about to lose your appetite. 7B is home to some pretty unconventional...
Mad About Science: Celiac’s Disease
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Confession time, 7B. Recently, I got a surprising diagnosis after a very long time of chronic health issues. Any diagnosis that ends a sentence with “for the rest of...
Mad About Science: Uranium
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist If you’ve been following this article for a while, you know how I like to document dangerous things with explosive potential. If this is the first time you’ve ever...
Mad About Science: Medieval Horses
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Horses have been a pretty central part of human civilization for thousands of years. They’ve pulled things for us, they’ve delivered things for us, they carry us: They literally...
Mad About Science: Helium
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Helium, everyone’s second favorite party favor. Because let’s face it, you’re there for the cake, and the clown doesn’t even make the top 15. At a glance, helium seems...
Mad About Science: Fire
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Can you believe I’ve never done an article on fire? Surprisingly, fire and rust are similar chemical processes. They are both the product of oxidation, the changing of state...
Mad About Science: Bioluminescence
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist In the age of smartphones and mass-produced LEDs, light isn’t really a big deal to us anymore. Our vehicles spout light in every direction at night. We have powerful...
