by David Brooks | Jan 27, 2016 | Blog
The Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife wants to establish a breeding population of timber rattlesnakes on an island in the middle of the Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts, to help the endangered species. The Globe reports that some locals are...
by David Brooks | Jan 27, 2016 | Blog
ISO-New England, the folks who run the power grid for the six-state region, issued a report yesterday about the state of the system. It emphasized the growing importance of natural gas, and noted that in winter, coal and oil are making something of a rebound as...
by David Brooks | Jan 26, 2016 | Blog
The 1988 book “The Society of Mind” by MIT’s Marvin Minsky was my first introduction to the world of artificial intelligence – and judging from this piece in BoingBoing, I’m not alone. Minsky died Monday at age 88 (obit here). Even if AI...
by David Brooks | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog
From Lori Wright, UNH News Service: Researchers with the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire have invented a low-cost method to monitor lakes for dangerous airborne toxins that have been linked to liver problems. Jim Haney, professor...
by David Brooks | Jan 25, 2016 | Blog
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an obscure-sounding ruling from the Federal Energy Regulatory Agency that is a big deal for re-jiggering the entire electric grid and helping us use resources more efficiently, as I learned from Politico via New Hampshire...
by David Brooks | Jan 22, 2016 | Blog
The Monitor’s new Ag & Eats blog explores a “permaculture” farm in Chichester, where agriculture and social activities mix and mingle: During the winter, the pigs and ducks, plus geese and chickens, all live in a shed together. The pigs provide...
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