Mad about Science: Aluminum foil
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist It’s easy to take some of our most ubiquitous kitchen items for granted. They’re relatively inexpensive, always within arm’s reach and quick to replace with a quick trip to the...
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Mad about Science: The Zanclean Flood
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Tales of massive floods are a feature of virtually every religion in the history of humankind. The idea of a flood that can move mountains is a terrifying prospect, but...
Mad about Science: Noodles
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s the Fourth of July, you’re cracking open a cold beer and bearing down on a juicy slice of watermelon while listening to some Creedence Clearwater Revival on the...
The flag flap is stupid
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff According to most sources, the first flag — as we would recognize it today — was hoisted somewhere in either what we call the Indian Subcontinent or China as...
Congressman Russ Fulcher sits down for a Reader interview
By Reader Staff Publisher’s note: Congressman Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, came to the Sandpoint Reader offices on April 23 for an interview, but we didn’t have enough space to run the full interview in the...
Mad about Science: Kiwi
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We’re ringing in the new year with an ambitious experiment! In a Mad About Science first, we’re going to be learning about two completely different subjects under a single...
2025 year in preview
By Reader Staff Even if you’ve never read any of the works of 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, you’ve probably heard someone repeat his famous line: “A pessimist is an optimist in full possession...
‘I will raise such a war-cry against you as shall be remembered forever’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Thursday, May 30 marks the 593rd anniversary of the execution of Jeanne d’Arc for her part in the Hundred Years’ War and the supposed heresy of wearing pants as...
Mad about Science: Wild and successful military tactics, part II
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We’re back to examine some wacky warfare tactics used successfully throughout human history. Last week we learned about siege Oreos and the U.S. Army, French prisoners of war and...
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 gold. The latter is...
