by David Brooks | Feb 9, 2016 | None, Science-Technology
The news that genetic modification of mosquitoes is being tested as a way to kill off the pests and stem the spread of diseases – an idea that is getting more attention because of the horrifying Zika virus – raises a question for us in New England: Why not use it to...
by David Brooks | Feb 9, 2016 | Politics-Election, Voters-Activism
Want another reason to be excited about today’s primary, beyond the whole helping-choose-the-leader-of-the-free-world thing? How about this: You can legally take a presidential ballot selfie for the first time! Last summer, U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro...
by David Brooks | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog
Last month, I noted the 15th anniversary of Wikipedia with a column (here it is) devoted in part to an article about the so-called Feynmann point, a sextet of 9’s in a row that can be found 762 digits into the decimal expansion of pi. The six 9s are sometimes...
by David Brooks | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog
“Is the cross section of a banana an ellipsoid, and if so, can it be used to gauge its volume and surface area?” That is the issue considered by the Annals of Improbable Research today. Who says mathematics isn’t useful?
by David Brooks | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog
Waves of snowballs on a Maine lake … need one say more? I learned about it from the Bangor Daily News.
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