by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
From N.H. Fish & Game: A red deer from a captive facility in the Laurentides region of Quebec (north of Montreal) recently tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This is the Province’s first confirmed case of the disease. Therefore, Quebec is now...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Today I was a guest on The Exchange, the NH Public Radio talk show, as we pondered self-driving vehicles. Not entirely by design I found myself playing the skeptic about such things as whether self-driving cars would reduce traffic (me: not unless we outlaw...
by David Brooks | Sep 19, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The first whole genome for the Canada lynx is one of 14 genomes the Vertebrate Genome Laboratory is making available for use by researchers studying evolution, disease and conservation. Other animals include the duck-billed platypus, two different species of bats, a...
by David Brooks | Sep 19, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
I thought I was pretty clever to pursue a state historical marker for the creators of the BASIC computer language (as I note elsewhere), but I’ve been one-upped by the group that wants to recognize Ralph Baer, who led the team that created the first home video...
by David Brooks | Sep 18, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
You’ll be happy to know that I have sent off an official application to the N.H. Division of Historical Resources to create a highway historical marker honoring the creation of BASIC and the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System. I’ll keep you posted. Baffled?...
by David Brooks | Sep 18, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Hurricane Florence was large played out by the time it made it to New Hampshire on Tuesday, but still dumped an impressive amount of rain. The best graphic representation is seen above: An automated streamflow gauge run by the U.S. Geological Survey recorded it at the...