Mad About Science: The science of golf
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Editor’s note: Brenden Bobby is out sick this week, so Publisher Ben Olson is donning the mad scientist jacket this week. Get well, Brenden. The physics involved with hitting...
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The science and importance of reading (Part 2)
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Today’s article is a deeper dive into how your brain processes reading. Due to the nature of the complexity of neuroscience, much of this article will be condensed, and...
Mad About Science: Video Game Achievements
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Whether you love them or hate them, video game achievements have had a remarkable impact on our modern lives – even to people that don’t really play games. Achievements,...
Mad About Science: Catfish
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I’ll be frank, it’s been a rough week and we could all use a good laugh right about now. While the world is panicking about the coronavirus outbreak, stop...
Mad About Science: Dyno Spheres
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The world lost an incredible mind on Feb. 28. Dr. Freeman Dyson was a theoretical physicist with incredible ideas. While most articles would recap his life, career and various...
Mad About Science: Awesome African-American scientists (pt. 1)
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist When I was in school, we learned about one black scientist: George Washington Carver, whom my history book at the time summed up as: “The African-American scientist that invented...
Mad About Science: Hypothermia
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist That season Ned Stark all warned us about has finally come. I write to you now with fingers shivering, teeth chattering and a mug of iced tea that was...
The white stuff
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Ever wonder why there are so many different kinds of snowflakes? Different conditions in the atmosphere create different kinds of snow, which can have big consequences for people once...
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: 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...
