by David Brooks | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
There are not one but two companies with a presence in New Hampshire working on flying cars, although the vehicles more accurately described as planes that can drive. If you want to learn more – and you know you do – click through to my story in the...
by David Brooks | Oct 22, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
That excellent headline is on this excellent NPR article about an interesting study by Dartmouth researchers who found evidence that “patients can pick up on subtle facial cues from doctors that reveal the doctor’s belief in how effective a treatment will...
by David Brooks | Oct 22, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Since June, South Burlington, Vt. has been partnering with Consensus, a Toronto-based tech firm, on a new smartphone application that allows South Burlington to poll its residents on public policy questions. That’s from an article on Seven Days Vermont, one of...
by David Brooks | Oct 22, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
My weather wishfulness is split this time of year. I want it to get cold so skiing will start, but I want it to stay warm so all those green tomatoes in my garden will ripen before frost. This mental quandary led me to wonder how the date of our first frost is being...
by David Brooks | Oct 22, 2019 | Blog, Newsletter
Concord will soon be joining the ranks of New Hampshire cities with a community do-it-yourself center known as a makerspace. A nonprofit that has long been working on bringing a makerspace to the city has signed a lease on a portion of the former Beede Electric...
by David Brooks | Oct 21, 2019 | Newsletter
Science Cafe NH in Concord was yesterday (assuming you’re reading this newsletter as it drops). We talked about linguistics, the science of how and why language changes, for two hours. I’m sure it was fascinating, but I’m writing this in advance so...
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