by David Brooks | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
September is almost here, which means New Hampshire is about to resume its title as The Science Cafe Capitol of the Western Hemisphere after a summer hiatus. Science Cafe New Hampshire is well into its sixth year in Nashua and Concord, while the...
by David Brooks | Aug 31, 2017 | Newsletter
It has always driven me crazy to hear otherwise intelligent people say “I’m no good at math.” The idea that the ability to understand or do mathematics is a yes-or-no attribute that cannot be altered is absurd but it’s widespread. I think some...
by David Brooks | Aug 31, 2017 | Newsletter
Warmer waters due to climate change are bringing a dangerous bacteria to New England oyster beds: “A lot of people connect higher ocean temperatures to Vibrio outbreaks in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Surveillance measures for the bacteria strain...
by David Brooks | Aug 29, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
The New Hampshire High Tech Council has opened the application period for its annual TechOut event, a startup competition aimed at enhancing the New Hampshire tech ecosystem by awarding investment capital to young startups. Now in its sixth year, the 2017 TechOut...
by David Brooks | Aug 24, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
ISO New England, the folks who run the six-stage power grid, says the solar eclipse removed about 700 MW of solar power, or roughly a third of total PV output, at its height. That’s not musch out of total production by all power plants of almost 20,000 MW. This...