by David Brooks | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
One of the most surprising big-picture changes that has taken place during my life is the way biology has taken the mantel of “most interesting scientific field” from physics. When I was a kid, all the little geeks wanted to become physicists. Physics had relativity...
by David Brooks | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Regular readers will know that for close to a decade I’ve measured precipitation every day for a national citizen-science group called CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain Hail Snow network). I mention it so often that some readers have made fun of me for it...
by David Brooks | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
What better way to spend your lunch hour than visiting the local sewage-treatment plant? That’s not a joke – wastewater plants are fascinating places full of interesting engineering solutions and they usually don’t smell bad. I heartily recommend...
by David Brooks | Mar 13, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
If you were looking to set up a geek trifecta, you could do worse than to combine 3D printing, drones and a mission to Mars. Erika Rydberg, a Concord resident and 3D printing expert with the interesting job title of Digital Creation Technologist at Plymouth State...
by David Brooks | Mar 11, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service Researchers at the University of New Hampshire are one step closer to helping answer the question of why autism is four times more common in boys than in girls after identifying and characterizing the connection of certain proteins in the brain...
by David Brooks | Mar 11, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
As the debate about tiny homes makes its way through the state Legislature the discussion often hinges on items like square footage and septic hookups, but there’s another factor that one fan says is important to keep in mind: School loans. “A friend of mine was going...
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