by David Brooks | Sep 25, 2018 | Newsletter
New Hampshire Public Radio’s hour-long talk show The Exchange chewed on self-driving cars recently. I was one of the panelists and found myself saying “eh, not so much” more often than I expected. You can listen to it here:...
by David Brooks | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
(If you like old electronics, check out my story about the oldest operating solar panel in New Hampshire.) Electric vehicles are all the rage these days but as far as former NHTI professor Tom Hopper is concerned, we’re a bunch of Johnny-come-latelys. He remembers...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
It has taken almost a decade of effort that included disputes with Apple, NBC and Steven Spielberg as well as an appeal to Kickstarter, but a New Hampshire man’s dream of relaunching the original science-fiction magazine is finally in print. Not just in print, but in...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The Neukom Institute for Computational Science at Dartmouth College is a cross-discipline effort to integrate the humanities with computer science and technology, enriching both. This year it established a Literary Arts Award for Speculative Fiction, with a $5,000...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Newsletter
A seafood restaurant in Portland (Maine, that is – the real Portland) tried a sort of smoke infusion method of getting lobsters high from weed before boiling them, arguing that it was more humane. The state, which like many states is still trying to figure out...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire Lottery has plunged further into the digital world by offering eight instant games online. The games, with names like Jackpot Cash and Multiplier Max-Out and costing between 2 cents and $10 dollars, are similar to instant tickets sold in stores but do...
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