Mad About Science: Platypus
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We, as humans, organize things neatly. We put labels on things, stick them in folders, put them in nice, tidy rows so we know where they came from, what...
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Mad About Science: Football
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Thanksgiving is upon us! Let the tryptophan-induced coma commence! Well, we would, if it were a thing. The tryptophan (an amino acid) isn’t what’s putting you to sleep. It’s...
Mad About Science: Hollywood’s Science Fails (pt. 2)
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We’re back. I hope you’re ready to learn, or at least laugh at some sci-fail silliness. Faster-than-light travel is a big offender in just about every movie. For objects...
Mad About Science: Diamonds
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist In 1953, Marilyn Monroe famously proclaimed that “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” (though the song is actually from 1949.). Turns out, diamonds are a lot of people’s best...
Mad About Science: Vampires
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Halloween is right around the corner. Ghastly ghouls and ravenous, sugar-filled child zombies are going to be trudging into the streets of Sandpoint. Seeing as it’s one of my...
Mad About Science: Forest Products
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Editor’s note: In commemoration of Idaho Forest Products Week, Brenden Bobby has dedicated this week’s column to the many uses of forest products. Our forests are pretty remarkable things....
Mad About Science: The weirdness of science
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, science goes and throws some wild curveballs at you (that usually put you into a walk for first!). Unlike...
The corrupted blood incident
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff What if I told you that, in 2005, a massive plague swept across the land, infecting tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of people and leaving several major cities in...
Mad About Science: Apples
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist September means one thing: Apples! It’s harvest season, and America’s favorite red fruit is arriving en masse to a produce department and farmer’s market near you. You know what...
Mad About Science: Seed Saving
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s been a long, crazy, hot summer, and we’re hoping your garden survived it. Whether this is your first year, your 15th or your 50th, I know you’ve been...
