Interesting Articles

Acclaim: MAM Wins Sapphire Award!

Mid-America Mensa (MAM) received some well-deserved recognition during the recent 2021 Mensa National Awards. 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, groups can...

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Theodore Talks: Dr. John Laudun

Dr. John Laudun has been selected to be the first speaker of Theodore Talks, our new speaker/talk series. He is scheduled to speak May 23rd, 2:00-3:00 pm in the MAM Zoom room. The speaker’s information for this lecture immediately follows below. TITLE --...

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James Spaith (1951-2021)

Jim Spaith was born in Wichita and grew up with his parents in Lenexa, KS. He attended local schools, graduating in 1969. He earned a Bachelor’s degree (Baker University, 1973) and a Law degree (Washburn University, 1973). He served as a White House intern in...

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Mensa Scholarships

Mid-America 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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Pythagorean Theorem Day

Pythagorean Theorem Day is celebrated when the sum of the squares of the month and day of a date equals the square of the last 2 digits of the year of that date. So we have one in December, 12/16/20 (122+162=202 or 144+256=400), another one on 7/24/25, and the last...

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Updated: MAM Wins Ruby Award

Mid-America Mensa (MAM) received some well-deserved recognition during a recent recalculation based upon the 2020 American Mensa Annual Awards. In Class II, MAM was awarded a RUBY for a variety of its activities and accomplishments – earned by the local group as a...

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Notable: MAM Wins Sapphire Award

Mid-America Mensa (MAM) received some well-deserved recognition during the recent 2020 American Mensa Annual Awards. 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, groups...

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Q&A with Stephen T. Johnson

Q&A with Stephen T. Johnson

What do you think about when you think about interconnections? Among other different things, Interconnections is a triptych mosaic mural located inside the Lenexa City Center Library, Lenexa, KS. This library is new to the Johnson County Library system. It had held a...

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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