by David Brooks | Jul 20, 2016 | Blog
An analyst of energy storage systems at Greentech Media (my favorite news source for solar/alt-energy information) has listed five “surprising” states where commercial energy storage is doing well or likely to do well, to go along with obvious states like...
by David Brooks | Jul 19, 2016 | Blog
America wastes at least a third, and maybe even half, of the food we grow for human consumption, and a big reason is that you and I and other consumers won’t buy vegetables and fruit unless they look perfect. There’s even a small push to sell...
by David Brooks | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog
When virtual becomes virtual reality, reality’s problems come along for the ride. That’s why Pokemon Go, the charming and delightful virtual-reality game that is sweeping the world, has inadvertently reflected the nasty way we humans separate ourselves...
by David Brooks | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog
BY Lori Wright, UNH News Service: It’s the middle of the night, and University of New Hampshire doctoral student Kayla Aragona has just received a text alert at home on her cell phone from a cow in labor at the Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center. A sensor –...
by David Brooks | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog
A Silicon Valley startup has launched an app that lets you buy and claim Powerball lottery tickets in New Hampshire. It’s only available for that one game and only in New Hampshire because of the state-specific regulations and laws around lotteries, even...