by David Brooks | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog
Perhaps prodded by my light-hearted story Tuesday about whether Mt. Washington should be renamed Agiocochook, somebody has petitioned the White House to do just that, noting that George Washington owned 300 slaves, and “Allowing the George Washington’s...
by David Brooks | Sep 1, 2015 | Blog
By UNH News Service: Trust in scientists as a source of information is higher among liberals than conservatives regardless of topic, according to new survey research on New Hampshire residents from the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire....
by David Brooks | Aug 31, 2015 | Research, Science-Technology
Is Narcan really the EpiPen for heroin addicts? That’s the analogy you’ll find circulating online, amid all the news about the life-saving antidote to heroin overdose. But as I found out from the state’s chief medical officer, we need to be very careful when dealing...
by David Brooks | Aug 31, 2015 | Blog
UPDATE: After I filed this, Ken Gallager contacted me and said he had forgotten that “Agiocochook Crag” was named in 2010 – it’s a small prominence near the Mt. Washington Auto Road. So I’ll have to tweak the story for print. Now that...
by David Brooks | Aug 31, 2015 | Blog
Self-driving cars may be good or bad (they’re a potential “threat multiplier” for terrorists, it seems) but at the moment they have one good effect: They’re more polite toward bicyclists and pedestrians than cars piloted by carbon-based life...