by David Brooks | Dec 31, 2015 | Blog
In pre-computer days, there were many variations of the slide rule. These were portable devices of varying shapes, with various scales (often logarithmic), that had different sliding or turning markers. They were used to simplify conversions or calculations, and their...
by David Brooks | Dec 31, 2015 | Blog
Although NASDAQ says a recent share transaction was the first private securities issuance documented with a blockchain (the technology underlying bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies), this Quartz piece notes that it is more of a PR stunt than anything wildly...
by David Brooks | Dec 31, 2015 | Blog
A $20,000 grant will be used by the Maine Department of Marine Resources to buy a soft bottom inflatable boat that can maneuver more safely and effectively when Maine Marine Patrol respond to entangled whales. “Often, responders have to pull alongside an entangled...
by David Brooks | Dec 30, 2015 | Blog
Interesting article in the Boston Globe today about an idea from the Charles River Watershed Association: Develop lots of relatively small sewage-processing systems instead of a few really big ones, and combine them with food waste composting to produce electricity...
by David Brooks | Dec 30, 2015 | Blog
Brady Carlson and I did not sing “chestnuts roasting by an open fire,” so it’s safe to listen to our talk about restoring the American chestnut to eastern forests – which you can do by clicking right here.