by David Brooks | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
A new research paper analyzing 35 surveys from 2010 to 2015 about climate change has found some obvious correlations with political beliefs (liberals are much more likely to agree that it’s a human-caused problem* than are conservatives) and education (the more...
by David Brooks | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
Tomorrow (Oct. 1) is the deadline for retailers to be able to accept the new charge cards with RFID chips on them, or face greater liability from card fraud. Many, particularly small retailers and shops and restaurants, will miss the deadline – because the new...
by David Brooks | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
If you want to know why Northern New England is the most Anglo (non-hispanic white) part of the country, a great map from Vox explains it. The map shows the top country of origin for each state at each dicennial census. In 1850 and 1860, Ireland was the biggest source...
by David Brooks | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
Tesla’s new model has way-cool wing doors that flip up. You know what that means? It means you could load TWO emus into it at once! (If you’ve confused, check the photo on the Monitor story about the end of the Great Wandering Emu Caper.) Apparently Tesla...
by David Brooks | Sep 29, 2015 | Blog
Nobody from New Hampshire won a “genius” grant from the MacArthur Foundation this year. Two winners were at Harvard, one at MIT, one (a poet) from Vermont. (List is here) Seven winners have had strong N.H. roots over the history of the award, including the...