by David Brooks | Dec 12, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
A major study of skiing injuries brought to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center from 35 ski areas in New Hampshire and Vermont shows that, despite what some people think, wearing a helmet doesn’t make you invulnerable: One conclusion of the study: despite...
by David Brooks | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
We got 385 ballots mailed to the Monitor for our ranked-choice voting mock election – at least three times as many as I expected. Want to know more? Of course you do – so click right here and read!
by David Brooks | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
The Center for Urban Research at City University of New York has put out an interesting mapping tool that estimates how hard it will be for the 2020 census to reach various parts of the country. The estimate is based on how many households in each area mailed back...
by David Brooks | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hs set up a sort of mini-X-Prize for ideas to help bats threatened by white-nose syndrome, the fungus that has wiped out entire populations of bats throughout the country. What’s interesting about this challenge, which offers...
by David Brooks | Dec 9, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Serita Frey, professor of soil microbial ecology at the University of New Hampshire and a researcher with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, has been named one of the most highly cited researchers in the world, a distinction earned by fewer than 0.1...
by David Brooks | Dec 6, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Check out that map reflecting the state-by-state status of battery storage, made by Greentech Media. New Hampshire’s zero status puts us in the minority alongside such cutting-edge powerhouses as Mississippi and North Dakota. Pretty embarrassing for a state that...
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