by David Brooks | Jun 11, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire has lot fretted about a shortage of births producing a “silver tsunami” of old folks that will cripple the economy, shutter our colleges and produce an over-supply of Denny’s restaurants. Most of us know that is true throughout New...
by David Brooks | Jun 11, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
It took 10 months to get it done, but the Granite State is now officially a Geeky State: The latest New Hampshire Historical Highway Marker, celebrating the creation of the BASIC computer language at Dartmouth in 1964, has officially been installed. Everybody who has...
by David Brooks | Jun 10, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
People think of the New Hampshire State House as a bastion of democracy and a glorious symbol of our granite-willed independence, but here’s another way to think of it: A really old office building with some really weird wiring. The building celebrated its 200th...
by David Brooks | Jun 10, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: The University of New Hampshire has launched a new center focused on the science of sound. The Center for Acoustics Research and Education (CARE) will bring together expertise across wide-ranging disciplines and provide acoustics research,...
by David Brooks | May 31, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
I’m out of town most of this week, so I won’t be putting much on the blog and newsletter – so you can squander more of your time with other online frivolity! But just in case you’re bored, here’s a tweaked version of a column I wrote last...
by David Brooks | May 31, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
EchoRidge, a Concord startup that wants to make it easier for people to hire political lobbyists, came in second at the annual Startup Shindig held by the N.H. Tech Alliance last night in Manchester, and pocketed $100,000. (Union-Leader story here.) First place and...
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