Mad About Science: Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
If you’re flipping through the Reader over a bite to eat, I apologize in advance.
You’re probably about to lose your appetite.
7B is home …
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Mad About Science: Celiac’s Disease
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Confession time, 7B. Recently, I got a surprising diagnosis after a very long time of chronic health issues. Any diagnosis that ends a sentence with …
Mad About Science: Medieval Horses
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Horses have been a pretty central part of human civilization for thousands of years. They’ve pulled things for us, they’ve delivered things for us, they …
Mad About Science: Helium
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Helium, everyone’s second favorite party favor. Because let’s face it, you’re there for the cake, and the clown doesn’t even make the top 15.
At …
Mad About Science: Fire
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Can you believe I’ve never done an article on fire?
Surprisingly, fire and rust are similar chemical processes. They are both the product of oxidation, …
Mad About Science: Bioluminescence
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
In the age of smartphones and mass-produced LEDs, light isn’t really a big deal to us anymore. Our vehicles spout light in every direction at …
Mad About Science: Platypus
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We, as humans, organize things neatly. We put labels on things, stick them in folders, put them in nice, tidy rows so we know where …
Mad About Science: Hollywood’s Science Fails (pt. 2)
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We’re back. I hope you’re ready to learn, or at least laugh at some sci-fail silliness.
Faster-than-light travel is a big offender in just about …
Mad About Science: Diamonds
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
In 1953, Marilyn Monroe famously proclaimed that “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” (though the song is actually from 1949.).
Turns out, diamonds are a …
Mad About Science: Vampires
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Halloween is right around the corner. Ghastly ghouls and ravenous, sugar-filled child zombies are going to be trudging into the streets of Sandpoint. Seeing as …
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