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Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science

April 28, 2022

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 …

Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science

April 21, 2022

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 …

Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science

April 14, 2022

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?…

Arts & Culture / Brenden Bobby / Mad About Science

April 7, 2022

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Anyone who has watched the Nicholas Cage adventure epic, National Treasure, has witnessed how not to preserve a historical document.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 …

Brenden Bobby / Featured / Mad About Science

March 31, 2022

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 …

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

March 23, 2022

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 …