by David Brooks | Feb 17, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
I’ve reported many time on efforts to restore the American chestnut with a genetically modified version that isn’t affected by the blight. (Here’s a story from last June.) If approved by regulators, it was going to be the first GMO tree released in...
by David Brooks | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
WMUR has a quick story about a development of “tiny homes” – under 400 sq. ft. – in Dover. Here it is. When seacoastonline did a story, they called them “cottage homes” which is less sexy and probably worse for SEO but maybe more...
by David Brooks | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
When you start a scientific research project, you never know what you’re going to find. Here’s one thing that Devon O’Rourke found during his Ph.D. work at UNH: “I did not suspect that so many folks were going to be that excited about picking up bat guano.” This...
by David Brooks | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
From ISO New England: (whole release is here) On a sunny, mild Sunday afternoon last spring, demand for electricity from the region’s power grid fell to the lowest level ever seen by ISO New England’s system operators. May 1 was a day for the record books,...
by David Brooks | Feb 13, 2023 | Blog, Newsletter
When bitcoin and blockchain appeared on the scene I, like a lot of non-technical people, was fascinated. That fascination translated into positive reporting – to be honest, “naive” isn’t too strong a word for some of my stories – about...
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