Mad About Science: Virtual reality applications
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We learned about the origins and function of virtual reality last week, but what about its applications?
It’s a common belief that virtual reality is …
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Mad About Science: Virtual reality
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You’ve probably heard techie 20-somethings talking about VR and AR and wondered to yourself: “What are they going on about?” Maybe you’ve got a VR …
Mad About Science: Crocodilians, redux
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Particularly longtime readers of this article may remember the second-ever “Mad About Science,” written by a snot-nosed brat who ham-fisted his way across a keyboard …
Mad About Science: Poison dart frogs
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Living around here sometimes presents incredible challenges. Moving snow, hauling wood, dealing with jerks on the highway who think the rules were only made for …
Mad About Science: Seasonal allergies
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Spring is in the air, and so is a misty cloud of mucus and spittle after a vicious sneeze. Has the pandemic taught us nothing?…
Mad About Science: Preserving and restoring documents
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Anyone who has watched the Nicholas Cage adventure epic, National Treasure, has witnessed how not to preserve a historical document.
In the film, Cage’s character …
Mad About Science: Honey
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Have you ever wondered what goes into making a delicious spoonful of honey? I have two simple words for you: bee vomit.
Bee vomit is …
Mad About Science: Printers
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Humans spent a vast portion of civilized history without access to the mass-production of knowledge. The invention of the printing press was arguably one of …
Mad About Science: Paper
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This is an article about the very thing you’re holding in your hands right now (unless you’re reading this online). Regardless, how meta is that?…
Mad About Science: Acrylic paints
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
By the time you are reading this, I will be somewhere warm and sunny, holding aloft last week’s issue of the Reader in front of …
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