by David Brooks | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
In the age of COVID-19 “Live Free or Die” takes on a whole new meaning, because a virus is not a terrorist. Doubling down on normal life – living free – was a proper response after 9/11 to show terrorists that Americans weren’t cowed by their attack. Doubling down on...
by David Brooks | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
From Stanford University, a glimmer of hope for fighting Lyme disease – with the proviso that this has only been tested in mice and petri dishes, and many results don’t translate from there to humans: A new Stanford Medicine study in lab dishes and mice...
by David Brooks | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
In a desperate attempt to think about something other than COVID-19 and quarantines, I was happy to get this press release from UNH: By Lori Wright, UNH News Service: New Hampshire has seen a dramatic increase in cut flower farms, underscoring the need for reliable...
by David Brooks | Mar 13, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
A number of readers were highly unimpressed with my Covid kludge (or kluge) of carrying a bandana around and using it as hand protection for doorknobs, etc. Better than gloves, which get in the way of everything else, and always available unlike a paper towel. They...
by David Brooks | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The debate between capacitors and batteries for storing electricity is a long one – the former can charge more quickly, store more energy and generally have a longer lifespan than batteries, but they don’t hold energy over time as well and, importantly,...
by David Brooks | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Tuesday was voting day for town and school district meetings. Communities with traditional system will be having meetings throughout the next week, and a couple do it in April and May. Here are a few tidbits of GraniteGeek interst: A non-binding push for carbon fees...