by David Brooks | Feb 28, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Scientists from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont have completed the first comprehensive assessment of weeds found on organic vegetable farms in northern New England and, you won’t be surprised to hear, they’re warning that changing climate will mean...
by David Brooks | Feb 28, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
When it comes to New England’s electricity grid, people’s attention might be grabbed by the big hardware proposals – transmission lines, power plants, gas pipelines and the like – but in the near term, the things that will change it are a lot less physical. That was...
by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
The long saga of New Hampshire resident Steve Davidson’s attempt to resurrect a fabled piece of science fiction history has moved to the place that some say should have been its original launching pad: Kickstarter. “I don’t view that as a sustainable method of funding...
by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
Want to watch the last Science Cafe NH in Concord, about ways to improve, or not improve, efficiency of homes, offices and industrial buildings? Check out the video from Concord TV, the city’s local-access cable channel. The discussion occasionally wanders a...
by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2018 | Newsletter
Depressing stories are a dime a dozen these days, but I think the most depressing quote in a news story comes from the Valley News reporting on the fact that the emerald ash borer, an incredible destructive invasive beetle, has finally shown up in Vermont: “This is...
by David Brooks | Feb 27, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s a one-man startup in a Concord townhouse that’s trying to do some amazing stuff, such as build a man-sized drone pack that would let me trot up the Mount Washington Auto Road in less than an hour. But its founder has hopes for something just as amazing: He...