by David Brooks | Jan 19, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Attempts to bring the Atlantic salmon back to New Hampshire have pretty much fizzled – we’ve given up on the Merrimack River and virtually given up on the Connecticut River. These fish breed in fresh water and live in the ocean so they are hit by changes...
by David Brooks | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The idea of using mathematical algorithms to determine whether electoral districts are fair has gained surprising traction in the past year, including a Jan. 9 federal court ruling that used math to call North Carolina congressional districts biased. Now a lawmaker...
by David Brooks | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
In Boothbay, Maine, on a peninsula not too far north of Portland, they tried an experiment starting in 2013. To meet rising power demands, instead of building an $18 million transmission line they set up a bunch of solar panels and batteries, expanded energy...
by David Brooks | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
If a gene that normally functions to control cell growth and regulate the ability of neurons to alter the strength of their connections goes haywire, could that contribute to, or even cause, autism? Maybe, judging from some research by Katie Fricano-Kugler, PhD, and...
by David Brooks | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Let’s say you’re about to represent yourself in small-claims court, never having set foot in a courtroom before. Should you: a) Prepare your defense, or b) Line up a babysitter? Trick question, according to a new game call RePresent (as in “represent yourself in...
by David Brooks | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
This is a complicated article, so pay attention. First come an edited version of a story I wrote that was published in the April 21, 2010 edition of the Nashua Telegraph. Below that is a story which ran three days earlier; it led people to call me and they made the...