by David Brooks | Sep 28, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The Harry Potter books are fine, of course – my kids grew up with them – but they’ve always bugged me for one reason: They are a perfect embodiment of “magical thinking”, which is not a good thing in reality. Here’s the problem:...
by David Brooks | Sep 28, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Liberty Utilities plans to capture methane from a closed landfill in the town of Bethlehem and use it to provide natural gas to about 6,000 homes. The company said Thursday, Sept. 27, that it has applied for permission from the Public Utilities Commission to go ahead...
by David Brooks | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
(If you like old electronics, check out my story about the oldest operating solar panel in New Hampshire.) Electric vehicles are all the rage these days but as far as former NHTI professor Tom Hopper is concerned, we’re a bunch of Johnny-come-latelys. He remembers...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
It has taken almost a decade of effort that included disputes with Apple, NBC and Steven Spielberg as well as an appeal to Kickstarter, but a New Hampshire man’s dream of relaunching the original science-fiction magazine is finally in print. Not just in print, but in...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The Neukom Institute for Computational Science at Dartmouth College is a cross-discipline effort to integrate the humanities with computer science and technology, enriching both. This year it established a Literary Arts Award for Speculative Fiction, with a $5,000...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire Lottery has plunged further into the digital world by offering eight instant games online. The games, with names like Jackpot Cash and Multiplier Max-Out and costing between 2 cents and $10 dollars, are similar to instant tickets sold in stores but do...
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