by David Brooks | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
I’m going through books on my shelf, looking for things to discard. Reading Rudy Rucker’s “Mind Tools” I came across this tidbit, driving home how tiny viruses are: “The Earth’s diameter is about 10^7 meters, and a virus is about...
by David Brooks | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
UPDATE: Since I posted this two days ago, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy is asking people to stay off the AT, even for day hikes. Hiking the Appalachian Trail might seen like a perfect way to get through the COVID shutdown of life – I’m laid off, so...
by David Brooks | Mar 19, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
At least one New Hampshire member of the Makerspace community – Adam Shrey, one of the leaders of MakeIt Labs in Nashua, the state’s first makerspace – is involved in an effort to create open-source medical equipment. I talked to Ja’dan Johnson in...
by David Brooks | Mar 19, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Tomorrow (Friday, march 20) the New Hampshire Tech Alliance will hold a webinar on “options available to New Hampshire businesses struggling with many sudden changes. This webinar is free and open to all. It will also be recorded and immediate available to...
by David Brooks | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s no New Hampshire angle to this, but in the light of some wacko speculation it seems useful: From Scripps Research The COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has a natural origin, scientists say LA JOLLA, CA – March 17 – The novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that...
by David Brooks | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Science Cafe New Hampshire is on a COVID19 timeout, both in Concord and Nashua. Very sad, I know, but this gives you the opportunity to make a video stroll through some cafes that you missed. To properly set the Science Cafe scene, make dinner and grab a beer or other...