by David Brooks | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Great discussion last night at Science Cafe Concord about “citizen science” projects. As promised, here are more details about various possibilities discussed at the session (which you can see on Concord TV’s page – the taping will be edited...
by David Brooks | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Twitter has its problems, as is known by anybody who uses it or has seen it help destroy democratic institutions around the world, but it can be fun, too. There’s an ongoing thread called @realscientists that working scientists use to discuss their daily life,...
by David Brooks | Jun 14, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
The Aug. 21 solar eclipse cutting through the U.S. will miss New England by hundreds of miles, but the partial shading of the sun by the moon will be enough to reduce the region’s solar power by an amount equal to the output of Seabrook Station. ISO-New England, the...
by David Brooks | Jun 14, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
The low price of natural gas is clobbering every other fuel for electric power plants – nuclear, coal, whathaveyou – and biomass is no exception (as Concord Steam found out). One of the groups being hit is loggers, who can no longer sell low-grade wood for...
by David Brooks | Jun 14, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
This story of mine ran in today’s Concord Monitor. I had a blast with it – my family has long wondered “why are trails in other parts of the country easier than in New Hampshire?”, so I got a chance to answer it. The next time you find yourself...
by David Brooks | Jun 13, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
The Portland Press-Herald reports that the Maine state Senate has “effectively tabled” a bill that would let the state switch to Atlantic Standard Time if Massachusetts and New Hampshire decided to do it, as well. The main selling point: No daylight...