by David Brooks | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
An agency that helps create affordable housing in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont has started construction on a 29-unit development in Lebanon that it says will be net-zero energy usage, including heating, from solar panels. So far as I can tell from...
by David Brooks | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
My column this week is slightly different: I profile Ron Pike, who just retired from the Monitor after working here 55 years. He’s 80, and only retired because he hurt his leg and it slowed him down so much that he thought he was making work harder for other...
by David Brooks | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: Researchers at the University of New Hampshire say the puzzle-like wavy structure of the delicate seed coat, found in plants like succulents and some grasses, could hold the secret to creating new smart materials strong enough to be used in...
by David Brooks | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
When I pulled into work Wednesday there was, as if often the case, a big tractor-trailer unloading rolls of newsprint for the press. But then I noticed something different: It has flexible solar panels attached to the hood and the top of the cab. “Sometimes...
by David Brooks | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
In what is either a sign of forward thinking or the latest evidence of the decline of civilization, Southern New Hampshire University is launching a varsity esports program for University Campus students this fall. This is the first competitive esports program in New...
by David Brooks | Aug 6, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
“Can a Master of the Universe be nice?” That’s the excellent start to an interesting article in the Valley News about the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth trying to add some humanity to students being trained in a field where being an asshole is...