Trump is wading into the Rubicon
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The past two or so weeks have to be among the bizarrest in U.S. living memory. It’s hard to even know where to begin. On May 30, President Donald...
Category: History
Mad about Science: Underwater tunnels
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We’ve explored the exciting world of boring machines a few times over the past few months, most recently talking about the impressive tunnel systems drilled through the Swiss Alps....
‘What a long, strange trip it’s been’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When the iconic Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia died in the summer of 1995, a light went out in the world. However, Deadheads have kept his spirit alive by...
Mad about Science: Diesel-electric locomotives
By Brenden Bobby Reader Contributor If you grew up around here, you likely learned a bit about steam locomotives during Pacific Northwest History class in high school. Since at least the 1890s, the bulk...
Mad about Science: GPUs
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Author’s note: The numbers referenced in this article are a reflection of the Nvidia 30 series graphics cards. GPUs, or graphics processing units, have made headlines with the advent...
New radio documentary People of the Salmon debuts on public radio and podcast platforms
By Reader Staff The Idaho Mythweaver announces the release of its newest public radio documentary and podcast episode, People of the Salmon. It will be broadcast live at noon Monday, May 26 — Memorial...
Mad about Science: Sand
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist There have been numerous headlines in the past five years centered on a confusing subject: The world seems to be running out of sand. How could this be when...
The Sandpoint Eater: Read all about it
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist A few months back, while I was doing some research on Meyer lemons, I found several stories about Frank Meyer. I was intrigued and had to learn more. After...
Nazis and nonviolence
By Timothy Braatz Reader Contributor In 1939, Nazi officials established gas chambers and began murdering tens of thousands of German citizens they considered “unfit.” The victims of the so-called “T-4” program included elderly Germans...
Mad about Science: Sinkholes
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Watch enough of the news and you’re bound to see a report pop up on a massive sinkhole opening in a semi-urban area and swallowing everything above, from roads...
