by David Brooks | Jun 8, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire is one of the most bitcoin-happy states in the country on a per capita basis, thanks largely to the libertarian, all-government-is-bad group called the Free State Project. The group (seduced, like so many have been, by our “Live Free or Die”...
by David Brooks | Jun 8, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Twitter is mostly useless, but occasionally it’s very useful, as I found out this week responding to a thread about dung beetles
by David Brooks | Jun 7, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s a fight between Maine and Scandinavia over whether live lobsters can be imported there for food – the Europeans are worried that they will escape and become an invasive species. The latest report from the Portland Press-Herald (this is a big issue...
by David Brooks | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
It’s not that I’m lazy, but there are days when I don’t make the 100-yard walk down my driveway to see what’s in the mailbox because – well, it’s 100 yards away. That’s like a dozen trips from the couch to the refrigerator. I don’t miss out, however, because the...
by David Brooks | Jun 3, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
The documentary about the twin-prime discovery by Yitang “Tom” Zhang, made when he was a lecturer at UNH in Durham, has been released. (I mentioned that it was coming a few months ago). Here are a few details, and the trailer. I’m working on getting...
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