by David Brooks | Dec 1, 2016 | Newsletter
If you’re a parent of a certain age, you know the bittersweet feeling that comes when a child leaves home, capping a decade or two of your blood, sweat and tears. Cliff Lopate must be feeling that way about a satellite. “In 2004, we began the formulation phase of the...
by David Brooks | Dec 1, 2016 | Blog, Newsletter
Because of the way cannabis grows (lots and lots of heat is needed), it is generally cultivated indoors and requires tons of electricity. As much as half of one percent of all electricity in Colorado current goes to indoor cannabis farming! The Energy Gang, an...
by David Brooks | Dec 1, 2016 | Newsletter
New Hampshire got a localized dose of online reality in October when Manchester tech darling Dyn was overwhelmed by a DDOS attack, for reasons that remain obscure. This pointed up many issues with the security-weak Internet of Things and emphasized how the online...
by David Brooks | Dec 1, 2016 | Blog, Newsletter
Science Cafe New Hampshire takes December off, but SEE Science Center in Manchester still holds its science-chat-in-a-bar session, called Science on Tap. Its held at the Stark Brewing Company, 50 Commercial St. in Manchester, on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m., and the...
by David Brooks | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog
Local media is finally getting back to other stories in the post-election days, and one of those is our drought – which is continuing, despite a relatively rainy month. The Uniobn-Leader and NHPR have had “we’re still in a drought” stories and...