Mad About Science: Rare flowers
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Staff
As the last few leaves fall from our deciduous trees, the tamaracks shift into a brilliant gold and snow begins to blanket anything and everything, …
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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 …
Mad About Science: Mosquitoes
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 …
Mad About Science: Rocket propulsion
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 …
Mad About Science
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 …
Mad About Science: High altitude magic
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 …
Mad About Science: Artificial crystals and gems
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 …
Mad About Science: Giant robots
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 …
Mad About Science: Sausage
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You may consider yourself a meat aficionado. You may even possess pillow covers and pajamas covered with bacon print. Perhaps you abhor the thought of …
Mad About Science
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Philadelphia — home of the Phillies, the Liberty Bell and the Fresh Prince. In 1793, it was also the epicenter of one of the worst …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 