by David Brooks | May 6, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 are being sought by New Hampshire hospitals and the American Red Cross because the liquid portion of their blood might help treat sick people. A number of hospitals including Elliott in Manchester, Southern New Hampshire in...
by David Brooks | May 6, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
ISO-New England, the folks who run the six-state power grid, divide electricty fuel sources into two categories: Renewable and other. That makes sense for some things but not if you’re interested in the grid’s carbon output. The trouble is that...
by David Brooks | May 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
I figured Manchester-Boston Regional Airport was being hit hard by the COVID-19 shutdown, but holy cow! Check out the numbers in the Union-Leader story (here): “The state’s largest airport had 95% fewer passengers last month than a year ago because of government...
by David Brooks | May 5, 2020 | Blog
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) is evaluating the use of plasma rich in antibodies as a COVID-19 treatment. Supported by federal government agencies including the Federal Drug Administration and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority...
by David Brooks | May 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Many people have a favorite type of insect. Butterflies and dragonflies are perennial favorites, but you can find folks with a soft spot in their heart for almost anything, from walking sticks to dung beetles. Me? I like bumblebees. There’s something about their...
by David Brooks | May 4, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
In 1999 at the iconic New Hampshire gaming arcade Funspot, a guy named Billy Mitchell achieved the first-ever perfect score on an arcade version of Pac-Man – 3,333,270 points over about six hours. Since then, his claim and other of his arcade records have been...
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