Mad About Science: Clocks
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
When someone thinks about a complicated mechanical device, one will generally envision a clock. Anyone who has ever peered into the guts of a mechanical …
Category: Mad About Science
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: plants are amazing.
Some plants have adapted to live for an unfathomably long time — think …
Mad About Science: Kriegsspiel
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
If you know me at all, you know I am a complete geek for anything related to tabletop roleplaying games. Many people believe the history …
Mad About Science: Magic
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
We’ve all seen at least one magic performance in our lives. It may be difficult to explain, but it happens reliably again and again for …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 