Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Thanksgiving is a time when we can slow down from the hustle and bustle of daily life, plans, meetings and agendas to sit back and …
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Mad About Science: Gauss rifle
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Lifelong video game fans are no strangers to the gauss rifle. What many people may not realize is that these exist in the real world, …
Mad About Science: Siege weapons
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Have you ever watched a movie about war in ancient times? Most of it is just armored guys running at each other and brutally hacking …
Mad About Science: Flocking birds
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You will often see gaggles of Canada geese flying overhead during autumn, as they migrate from one place to another. These are the most present …
Mad About Science: Ouija boards
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Today’s spooky topic, in celebration of All Hallow’s Eve, was provided by Reader Publisher Ben Olson.
“I was just remembering the other day about the …
Mad About Science: Scary stuff
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
I recently polled the staff at the Reader in anticipation of one of my favorite holidays: Halloween. I received some really great questions about the …
Mad About Science: Meatless meat
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
Food plays a unique role in our lives: one part genetics, one part art, all parts necessity. Despite the multi-millionaire chefs on our TVs telling …
Mad About Science: Cool new 3-D prints
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
Thought 3-D printing was a fad? While COVID-19 may have slowed down research in technology and manufacturing industries worldwide, it also helped illuminate the importance …
Mad About Science: Colonizing Mars, part 2
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
It’s all led up to this. One small print for a man, one giant block of text for Bonner County!
In last week’s Mad About …
Mad About Science: Colonizing Mars, Part 1
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Our subject today is too large to confine to a single page. Fortunately, the crew at the Reader tolerates my nonsense when I try to …
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Coming up this week! Don’t miss Science fun, the Backcountry Film Festival, Insanity Fab, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
