by David Brooks | Jan 15, 2016 | Blog
I wonder what keyboard slipup led to this delightful temperature listing for Nashua? It’s not easy to accidentally type “-78” instead of something like “25” – although I’ve certainly made more than my share of boneheaded...
by David Brooks | Jan 14, 2016 | Blog
You’re not supposed to bring untreated firewood into New Hampshire or Maine, because such transport has proven to be a major route for invasive, tree-destroying insects to infect areas. Now Vermont wants to join suit, with a proposed rule that would ban all...
by David Brooks | Jan 13, 2016 | Blog
On Friday, Wikipedia becomes old enough to be married in Idaho, Missouri or Hawaii with parental consent. In anticipation of its 15th birthday, including a party to be held at harvard that you – yes, you – can attend, I talked with NHPR’s Peter...
by David Brooks | Jan 13, 2016 | Addiction, Health
What exactly is an overdose, and why do some people die from it, while others do not? “What physiologically is going on?” asked an audience member Tuesday evening during the launch of Science Cafe Concord, the popular discussion series moderated by Monitor reporter...
by David Brooks | Jan 11, 2016 | Blog
Human brains can’t handle numbers like 292 million, which is why you think you have a chance to win the Powerball lottery. (Odds of the grand prize are 292,201,338 to 1.) Well, you don’t. To demonstrate, here’s another way to think of that number: A...
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