Mad About Science: Raccoons
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This week’s topic was suggested by Kim Woodruff of Sandpoint Parks and Recreation. Thank you!
Some call the raccoon cute and cuddly. Others call it …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This week’s topic was suggested by Kim Woodruff of Sandpoint Parks and Recreation. Thank you!
Some call the raccoon cute and cuddly. Others call it …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Everyone knows the image of the executioner: a burly hooded man wielding a massive axe, like the shadow of death itself. As All Hallows’ Eve …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This week’s subject was requested by an anonymous reader. Thanks, mysterious reader!
There is no love for the vampiric mosquito. Nothing sucks worse than heading …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Rocket science is the gold standard for gauging the difficulty of a certain task. Trying to create a decorative frosting on a cake for the …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Set the Tesla to ludicrous speed, because like Sonic the Hedgehog, we’re about to go fast!
Traveling insurmountably huge distances is the ultimate dream of …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
We humans like to think we have some pretty big brains, but the truth is that size doesn’t matter for intelligence. What defines intelligence is …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This week’s subject was suggested by the library’s lifelong learning coordinator, Mike Bauer. Thanks, Mike!
COVID-19 is a volatile subject right now. It’s still a …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Have you ever baked something — especially in this area — only to discover that it didn’t come out quite like you had hoped? The …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This week’s topic, suggested by our local library director, Ann Nichols, focuses — so to speak — on one of the most important yet often …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
My love for giant robots began when I was 14 years old and first watched Neon Genesis Evangelion, an anime series about giant humanoid …
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