Category: Brenden Bobby

Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science / Pets & Animals

July 15, 2021

Mad About Science: A tale of two birdies

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of unfathomably big birds — and it was a …

Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science / Pets & Animals

July 8, 2021

Mad About Science: Birds-of-paradise

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

Color is a double-edged sword in the natural world. A bright and colorful animal is less likely to capture prey that may see it coming, …

Arts & Culture / Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science

July 1, 2021

Mad About Science

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

Today, America’s Independence Day on July 4 is celebrated by a number of traditions hearkening back to the country’s founding and the war that helped …

Arts & Culture / Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science

June 23, 2021

Mad About Science: Medieval misconceptions

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

I’m a massive nerd when it comes to anything in the fantasy genre. Lord of the Rings, Dungeons & Dragons, Game of Thrones — well, …

Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science

June 16, 2021

Mad About Science: Ancient fast food

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

The concept of grabbing a quick bite to eat isn’t a modern invention. People were busy during antiquity, and while the texts of the Middle …

Brenden Bobby / Featured / History / Mad About Science

June 9, 2021

Mad About Science

By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist

If one were to imagine the armor of the medieval ages, images of gallant knights in full—body platemail astride awe—inspiring steeds in full barding would …