Mad About Science: Eclipse!
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s the talk of the town. Even if you’re not an avid umbraphile, the eclipse has undoubtedly come up in a casual conversation more than …
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Mad About Science: Climate Change — a new viewpoint
Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I’m not going to lie, my initial instruction with this article was to highlight the effects of climate change in our area. I got 500 words …
Mad About Science: Peaches
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s just not summer without a bite of America’s favorite fuzzy fruit. You can do a lot with peaches. You can make jams, jellies and …
Mad About Science: Ants, ants and more ants
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Summer in North Idaho can mean only one thing:
Construction.
Oh, no, sorry. I mean:
Bad traffic.
Dang, zero-for-two! Let’s try:
Wildfires.
OK, OK, OK. …
Mad About Science: Gladiators
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You may know me as the fantasy-loving nerd always crying about climate change and telling you to go hug trees or pet a dolphin or …
Mad About Science: Dunkleosteus
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
In the final installment of our aquatic monsters series, the weird name parade continues, but don’t be fooled. The Dunkle isn’t a clown, and is …
Mad About Science: Leedsichthys
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Sponsored by the Sandpoint Library
Try saying that one ten times fast: “Leeds-ICK-thiss”
A weird name for a truly weird fish. Leedsichthys was a colossal …
Mad About Science: Cybersecurity
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
In the wake of the recent ransomeware attack that went global in a matter of hours, cybersecurity has taken the media by storm and …
Mad About Science: Ducks
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Sponsored by Sandpoint Library
Let’s face the facts, here. You’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone that can seriously proclaim:”I hate ducks!”
Even if you hunt …
Mad About Science: Baseball
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Sponsored by the Sandpoint Library
If you’re reading this article in utter shock and disbelief that a nerd could like sports, I have a simple …
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