by David Brooks | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Of all the forces that we learned about in high school physics, “friction” is the one that grips our attention in winter. Especially when it doesn’t grip anything else. A very low coefficient of friction is bad enough when you’re on foot but can be fatal in cars....
by David Brooks | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have discovered the southern pine beetle, one of the most damaging tree-dwelling insects in the Southeast, in forests in Maine and New Hampshire. The southern pine beetle has never been seen this...
by David Brooks | Jan 12, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
It’s been three decades since Linux launched the modern world of free, open-source software but you’d hardly have known that at a state legislative hearing Tuesday. The hearing, concerning two bills that aim to have New Hampshire government use more non-proprietary...
by David Brooks | Jan 12, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Another victim of climate change: The safety of high-speed skiers on cross-country tracks. Reports AP: Many top Nordic skiers and biathletes say crashes are becoming more common as climate change reduces the availability of natural snow, forcing racers to compete on...
by David Brooks | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Creating pollution is often cost-free and getting rid of it can be costly, so no wonder humans generate so much. The “market based solution” (i.e., channeling humanity’s endless greed) is either to make pollution expensive, which is the idea of fines...
by David Brooks | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog, Newsletter
Note: This story ran Monday. The same day, the concert was postponed a month because of COVID. Sigh …. Almost 300 people could be sitting in the Bank of NH Stage this week to watch a rocking country show on the stage, but the real question is: How many will also...
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