by David Brooks | Dec 22, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
As we all prepare to profit from Santa Claus’ annual globe-trotting jaunt, I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge not just how physically astonishing it is to visit a couple billion homes in one night, but how mathematically astonishing it is to know the order in...
by David Brooks | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Newsrooms are fond of “top 10 stories of the year” lists to fill space during the holidays, when everybody’s on vacation. In no particular order here are some of my favorite stories that I reported in 2017 – not important stories, not breaking...
by David Brooks | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Gov. John Sununu says he thinks the FCC ruling overturning net neutrality was a good move – ““Overregulation protects monopolies and hurts consumers” he said in a statement – so New Hampshire won’t be joining other states, including...
by David Brooks | Dec 19, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Snowfall on a major summit in North America’s highest mountain range has more than doubled since the beginning of the Industrial Age, according to a study from Dartmouth College, the University of Maine, and the University of New Hampshire. The research not only finds...
by David Brooks | Dec 18, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Most patents are dull. Some are less dull. Case in point: Patent No. 9,840,315, issued this month to some of the folks at DEKA R&D in Manchester (but not Dean Kamen, whose name is often found on DEKA patents) for an intriguing contraption that would be attached to...
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