Mad About Science: The science of golf
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Editor’s note: Brenden Bobby is out sick this week, so Publisher Ben Olson is donning the mad scientist jacket this week. Get well, Brenden.
The …
Category: Mad About Science
Mad About Science: Banned books, part I
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Banned Books week is my favorite library holiday. Proclaiming such a thing always elicits a unique response from everyone around me. Usually shock and confusion …
Mad About Science: Tomatoes
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Think about your pantry for a moment. Does a banana, a potato or a tomato interest you? Have you ever thought about where that fruit …
Mad About Science: Microscopes
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Think about a microscope for a moment. What does your mind’s eye illuminate?
Are you imagining a doctor in a white lab coat leaning over …
Mad About Science: The Kardashev scale, Part II
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Last week, we learned about what kinds of civilizations could exist in the vast expanse of space and what kind of technology humans would need …
Mad About Science: The Kardashev Scale, Part I
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Human beings are a global species, harvesting energy to transport supplies around the planet. We’re the only species we’ve ever observed that exists at such …
Mad About Science: Extinction event
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We’ve all learned about one major mass extinction event in school. The end of the dinosaurs, gone in a singular dramatic flash!
That’s not exactly …
Mad About Science: 7B before people
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I first learned about the Great Missoula Floods when I was in elementary school in the ’90s. I listened in wide-eyed wonder to my teacher …
Mad About Science: Hummingbirds
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Hummingbirds are unique creatures. They are capable of hovering, similar to many winged insects, and they feed from flowers similarly to bees. What you might …
Mad About Science: Flubber, gloop and slime
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We’ve been conditioned to think that gooey, slimy, sticky things are gross, and it’s true! A slimy surface is usually indicative of a bacterial film …
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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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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss The Wardens, The Gothard Sisters Celtic Celebration, the Gun ‘n Horn Show, 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.
