Interesting Articles

Q&A with Kitty Solbrig

Q&A with Kitty Solbrig

Q1/ When did you join Mensa? Kitty/ I joined Mensa in 2019 thinking that it would be a great way to meet some other people in Las Vegas who wanted to do things that were more interesting than the usual Vegas pastimes. Of course, there was a pandemic right after that,...

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Hunting for the Haunted

Editor's Note: This article was previously published on this website on October 13th, 2018. Happy Halloween! So, as to not cast any shadows on the whole concept and theory of occult studies, let me begin by introducing you to a psychic investigator and a former member...

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Attention: MAM Wins Sapphire Award!

Mid-America Mensa (MAM) received some well-deserved recognition during the recent 2022 American Mensa Annual Gathering.  In Class II, MAM was awarded a SAPPHIRE for a variety of its activities and accomplishments -- earned by the local group as a whole.  Basically,...

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In Memoriam: Karen Larkin

It was with shock and dismay that we learned of Karen Larkin’s passing. Karen passed away on Saturday, June 11th, 2022. She was a good friend to many of us personally and to Mid-America Mensa (MAM). Her support for MAM goes back many years including serving as:...

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Theodore Talk: Sam Levey

Theodore Talk: Sam Levey

On the Sunday afternoon of March 27th, 2022, at roughly 2:30 pm, Sam Levey, who is a PhD student of Economics & Public Administration at the University of Missouri--Kansas City and who, in addition, has several other fascinating interests like he once was a...

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Theodore Talk: Dr. Dana Elle Jackson

Theodore Talk: Dr. Dana Elle Jackson

Dr. Dana Elle Jackson spoke via Zoom to about 35-40 Mensa members with her Theodore Talk on Sunday, January 23rd, 2022. Her lecture - titled as What’s Love Got to Do with It? Writing a Harlequin Romance Novel - was intended for aspiring writers and readers of...

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Mensa Scholarships Available!

Mensa Scholarships Available!

Mid-American Mensa is proud to be participating again this year in the Mensa Education and Research Foundation Scholarship Essay Contest. Entry forms are now available at www.mensafoundation.org/scholarships. The application form is online, and applicants will submit...

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MAM Wins Emerald Award!!

Today in History

1725: American colonists practice scalping
1942: Pilot O'Hare becomes first American WWII flying ace
1962: An American orbits earth
1985: Ireland allows sale of contraceptives