by David Brooks | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog
I don’t know about you, but my garden went bonkers this year, especially the cherry tomatoes. I almost go sick of the darn things, there were so many of them for so long. But I didn’t get sick of them, because cherry tomatoes are one of the reasons that...
by David Brooks | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog
Alan Shepard might have been the first American in space (not in orbit – he rode a sub-orbital Mercury-Redstone 3 flight on May 5, 1961) and was one of just 12 people who have walked on the moon, but because he’s a New Hampshire boy, growing up in East...
by David Brooks | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog
Remember when “geek” meant a mutant who worked for a circus and bit the heads off chickens? No, I don’t either, but I do remember when it was a seldom-used word that was mildly insulting – not as bad as “nerd” (or...
by David Brooks | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
A new research paper analyzing 35 surveys from 2010 to 2015 about climate change has found some obvious correlations with political beliefs (liberals are much more likely to agree that it’s a human-caused problem* than are conservatives) and education (the more...
by David Brooks | Sep 30, 2015 | Blog
Tomorrow (Oct. 1) is the deadline for retailers to be able to accept the new charge cards with RFID chips on them, or face greater liability from card fraud. Many, particularly small retailers and shops and restaurants, will miss the deadline – because the new...
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