by David Brooks | Jan 20, 2017 | Newsletter
From AP: Sweden isn’t giving up on a long-running battle with the U.S. and Canada over lobsters that have turned up in Swedish waters. Officials with Sweden told The Associated Press that their country is working on a new proposal about how to deal with American...
by David Brooks | Jan 20, 2017 | Newsletter
My column from two weeks ago about Dartmouth post-doc Michael Barany’s research into why mathematicians love blackboards is one of the most popular things I’ve ever written, at least in a recurring-online sense. This week is showed up on reddit’s...
by David Brooks | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Science Cafe Concord discussed electric cars on Tuesday – it was a full house, despite the snow – and I think the best part came from a 97-year-old audience members who recalled starting his dad’s Model T, which required hand-cranking the engine, and...
by David Brooks | Jan 18, 2017 | Blog
Another science cafe series is starting in Portsmouth, with discussions focused on environmental issues. Called Piscataqua Science Cafe, it’s hosted by Sam Evans-Brown on NH Public Radio. It has no connection to Science Cafe New Hampshire, except for the...
by David Brooks | Jan 18, 2017 | Blog
NOTE: This item was in last week’s Granite Geek newsletter, so the wise and noble subscribers among you have already seen it. The rest of you – subscribe here, why don’t you? (Yes, it’s free) I’ve been an editor on wikipedia for 13 years....
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