Mad about Science: Eggnog
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
The holidays bring a unique struggle for everyone. My own challenge during this season is standing near the cold case at the grocery store and …
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Mad about Science: Artificial intelligence, redux
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
A few years have passed since we’ve last explored artificial intelligence. The last time I wrote an article dedicated to the subject was in 2018, …
Mad about Science: Disc storage
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I had the privilege of being a part of a library ambassadorial voyage through the state of Idaho earlier this year. The goal of this …
Mad about Science: Foam
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
Nothing beats a lazy morning laying on the bed, thumbing through your phone and enjoying the comfort of sinking into a foam mattress topper. Ever …
Mad about Science: Carbon neutral fuel
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Matter can be neither created nor destroyed. So what happens when you pour $100 worth of fuel into your car’s tank, only for it to …
Mad about Science: Convergent evolution
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
Have you ever thought about the similarities between a cow and a triceratops?
Certainly, there are huge differences between these two creatures that have been …
Mad about Science: Rhinovirus
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Two months into the school year and a biting chill falls upon the land. Overnight, everyone is coughing, hacking and oozing all manner of vile …
Mad About Science: Candy
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s All Hallows Eve and the Reader is stuffed to bursting. Spooky stories, Halloween parties and frightful electoral outrage bring ghoulish fright to every page. …
Mad about Science: Pumpkin spice
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
Though Reader Editor Zach Hagadone has expressed an aversion to the phraseit’s that time of the year again, that’s what it is — …
Mad about Science: Archimedes’ screw
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Moving water somewhere you want it to go is a pain in the butt.
Projects involving moving large amounts of water generally use an electric …
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