Mad about Science: Our moon is weird
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnis
A total solar eclipse occurred April 8 over parts of Mexico, the eastern United States and eastern Canada. Some people gave away their life savings …
Category: Mad About Science
3d printing food
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Strap yourself in, dear reader. The future is here.
The idea of 3D-printed food isn’t a particularly new one, but the means by which we …
Mad about Science: Big ships
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Earlier this week, tragedy struck in Baltimore when the container ship the MV Dali collided with the supports of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which …
Mad about Science: Complicated confections
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Sorry, 7B. This one is a birthday present to myself. Cue the sad, lonely, lip-dampened noisemaker celebrating the slow march to the grave.
As a …
Mad about Science: Curious Medieval Sciences
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You’ve heard me say it a hundred times: the medieval period gets a bad rap. Littered with stories of gluttonous lords, illiterate peasants and noble …
Mad about Science: DNA Ancestry
Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
When my aunt and uncle visited a couple of years ago from England, the latter brought along a folder of genealogical research he’d compiled about his …
Mad About Science: Complex board games
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
There is something to be said about the importance of board and table games. While it’s easy enough to boot up a console and start …
Mad about Science: Silver
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Publisher’s Note: Brenden Bobby is out this week, so you’re stuck with me.
In the world of precious metals, silver often plays second fiddle to …
Mad About Science: Steroids in baseball
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
I was an 8-year-old nerd in a class full of boys — who were primarily jocks — when Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa fought an …
Mad About Science: Final Fantasy
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
It’s difficult to pinpoint a video game franchise that’s had the most cultural contribution to human society globally. It’s easy to point at titles like …
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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 Egg Hunts, a Play, a Shoreline Cleanup, Fundraising, 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.
