by David Brooks | Nov 28, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
It hasn’t been that many years since I first heard the phrase “citizen science” but nowadays it’s all over the place. You can do everything from counting frogs to deciphering handwriting on 18th-century ship’s logs to helping NASA find...
by David Brooks | Nov 28, 2017 | Newsletter
Science Cafe NH takes December off but not Science on Tap, the science-in-a-bar discussion series run by SEE Science Center in Manchester. It’s session on Tuesday, Dec. 5, will discuss winter farming in NH. “Ssome enterprising farmers have found ways to...
by David Brooks | Nov 27, 2017 | Blog
I’m a big fan of the local-food movement, although I realize that it’s far from perfect. Notably, eating lettuce grown in a heated New Hampshire greenhouse isn’t necessarily “better for the planet” than eating lettuce shipped in from...
by David Brooks | Nov 22, 2017 | Newsletter
Hey, it’s a holiday – you can’t expect me to work hard!
by David Brooks | Nov 21, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Science is so successful partly because its results are always being questioned. All scientists know this, but that doesn’t make it any easier when your results are the ones being questioned. Consider a report issued earlier this month by the United States Geological...
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