by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Newsletter
A seafood restaurant in Portland (Maine, that is – the real Portland) tried a sort of smoke infusion method of getting lobsters high from weed before boiling them, arguing that it was more humane. The state, which like many states is still trying to figure out...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire Lottery has plunged further into the digital world by offering eight instant games online. The games, with names like Jackpot Cash and Multiplier Max-Out and costing between 2 cents and $10 dollars, are similar to instant tickets sold in stores but do...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
From N.H. Fish & Game: A red deer from a captive facility in the Laurentides region of Quebec (north of Montreal) recently tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This is the Province’s first confirmed case of the disease. Therefore, Quebec is now...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Today I was a guest on The Exchange, the NH Public Radio talk show, as we pondered self-driving vehicles. Not entirely by design I found myself playing the skeptic about such things as whether self-driving cars would reduce traffic (me: not unless we outlaw...
by David Brooks | Sep 19, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The first whole genome for the Canada lynx is one of 14 genomes the Vertebrate Genome Laboratory is making available for use by researchers studying evolution, disease and conservation. Other animals include the duck-billed platypus, two different species of bats, a...
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