by David Brooks | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
In Boothbay, Maine, on a peninsula not too far north of Portland, they tried an experiment starting in 2013. To meet rising power demands, instead of building an $18 million transmission line they set up a bunch of solar panels and batteries, expanded energy...
by David Brooks | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
If a gene that normally functions to control cell growth and regulate the ability of neurons to alter the strength of their connections goes haywire, could that contribute to, or even cause, autism? Maybe, judging from some research by Katie Fricano-Kugler, PhD, and...
by David Brooks | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Let’s say you’re about to represent yourself in small-claims court, never having set foot in a courtroom before. Should you: a) Prepare your defense, or b) Line up a babysitter? Trick question, according to a new game call RePresent (as in “represent yourself in...
by David Brooks | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
This is a complicated article, so pay attention. First come an edited version of a story I wrote that was published in the April 21, 2010 edition of the Nashua Telegraph. Below that is a story which ran three days earlier; it led people to call me and they made the...
by David Brooks | Jan 16, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
From N.H. Fish and Game: New Hampshire moose collaring for 2018 has been completed, and the capture crew has moved on to Vermont, where the goal is to collar 30 calves and 5 adult cows. This year, 83 moose (68 calves and 15 adults) were collared in Maine and 50 (44...
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