by David Brooks | May 11, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s nothing quite as nice on a day as jumping into a cool clear New Hampshire lake. Unless it has been hit with a cyanobacteria bloom, that is; then it’s gross. And dangerous. The number of these blooms, which can release toxins that sicken or even kill people and...
by David Brooks | Sep 1, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The average temperature at Concord airport this summer was higher that it has been since Ulysses S. Grant was president, with the temperature rising above 90 degrees on 24 days. Portland, Maine, meanwhile, saw its hottest summer on record, by a long shot. The National...
by David Brooks | Jul 7, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Editors at wikipeida (meaning anybody who wanted to get involved) have decided that New Hampshire’s Mount Washington is the most important one. Hooray for us! If you search “Mount Washington” in wikipedia you’ll now go to the article about the...
by David Brooks | Apr 22, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
It was another packed house for the monthly Science Cafe NH discussion in Concord at its new home in the Makris Lobster and Steak House on Rt. 106. Good thing we require people to reserve seats in advance now or there would have been fist-fights in the hallway. I...
by David Brooks | Dec 10, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
With the value of the digital money known as bitcoin going crazy in recent months – it could easily increase by $10 in the time it takes you to read this story – bitcoin-friendly businesses have been faced with a dilemma: How do you set prices using a currency that...