by David Brooks | Sep 25, 2017 | Blog
“It’s not often that people stop and think about how weird it is that we walk on two legs,” says Jeremy DeSilva, an associate professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College who specializes in the evolution of human locomotion. That simple question—why are humans...
by David Brooks | Sep 25, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
I don’t usually write about grants but this one seems pretty cool, especially on top of the regenerative-medicine project they’re developing in Manchester. New Hampshire is scrambling to be part of the bio-tech wave: From UNH New Services: The University...
by David Brooks | Sep 22, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
The worst hurricane in New England history unleashed a devastating combination of wind and water 79 years ago, and with hurricanes ravaging the southeast U.S. and the Caribbean, it’s hard not to wonder what would happen if that storm returned today. Frank Magilligan...
by David Brooks | Sep 22, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Back in June I wrote a story about the 45th parallel, which runs through New Hampshire. The state has two (two!) historical markers noting that you are halfway between the equator and the North Pole at that point. Except you’re not really because of geometry,...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
The sports-shoe company Nike tried to get somebody to break the two-hour barrier in running the marathon (26.2 miles). The effort fell just short, but as UNH reports, part of the preparation included wind tunnel tests in Durham at the UNH flow physics facility, which...
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