Mad About Science: Skis
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s that time of the year again, when half the area’s population grumbles about the encroaching snow that must be heaved from our driveways, while …
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Mad About Science: Opioids
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I love to give you some laughs every week, but I have to make a disclaimer: This is a topic I don’t feel comfortable making …
Mad About Science: Televisions
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
So, you got a brand new 7 million-inch TV on Black Friday for $8. Sure, to get it you only had to pick up another …
The gift of gaming
By Brenden Bobby
Special to the Reader
Holiday gifts in the age of the internet are tricky business. This article is primarily aimed at parents and grandparents who want to …
Mad About Science: Medieval cuisine
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Movies, television and film have given us an idea on what medieval food must have been like: slop and watery gruel for the peasants while …
Mad About Science: Slavic folklore
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You might be wondering what a bunch of Slavic fairy tales are doing in a science article. That’s good. Curiosity and skepticism are important traits …
Mad About Science: Strange liquids
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Liquids are a vital part of our ability to survive. If water didn’t have a sustained liquid form on Earth, life wouldn’t have evolved to …
Mad About Science: Evolutionary Behavior
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
In the grand scheme of things, we’re all basically just apes with awesome tools. Just about all of our daily rituals, from brushing our teeth …
Mad About Science: Halloween
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I’ve never been a Halloween humbug, so I wasn’t about to miss out on the fun of writing an article on one of my favorite …
Mad About Science: 21st Century Agriculture
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
North Idaho is just a little bit country. It’s not unusual to see someone trotting a horse through most of our towns as though it …
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