by David Brooks | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Maple sugaring is as traditional an activity as you can find, but for commercial operations, tradition is increasingly being replaced by technological improvements in a battle against modern climate obstacles. “If you just wait until town meeting day, like they...
by David Brooks | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The scariest thing happening in the world these days is climate change, but there’s a close second: Antibiotic resistance. The global impact of the COVID-19coronavirus shows how bad things can get when a contagious disease that we can’t treat enters our interconnected...
by David Brooks | Mar 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
If you missed the Science Cafe NH in Concord discussion about science fiction, you can watch it online, courtesy of ConcordTV. It’s right here (the audio’s a little iffy at times – audio is hard) And if you need more, check out Science Cafe NH in...
by David Brooks | Feb 28, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
As noted in this column earlier (here), the existence of “hidden” or behind-the-meter solar has changed the shape of electricity demand in New England. It creates what is known in the industry as a duck curve, because the 24-hour chart looks vaguely...
by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Climate change is scrambling the traditional process of gathering sap from sugar maple trees and boiling it down into that Nectar Of The Gods known as maple syrup. Old-timers rarely started tapping trees until much before traditional town meeting day, the second...
by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
We talked about science fiction at Science Cafe NH in Concord last night. Because I moderate, wandering around with a microphone so that ConcordTV can capture the audio from audience questions (note: audio is a pain in the neck), I don’t take notes, so I...