by David Brooks | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
When Dartmouth’s C. Robertson McClung heard that the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine had been given for work done in his own research field – the genetic underpinnings of the daily life cycles known as circadian rhythms – he swears his reaction was not, as mine...
by David Brooks | Oct 3, 2017 | Newsletter
This article ran in the Monitor a few weeks ago, and for some reason I forgot to put it in the newsletter – so here it is: In his 20 years as New Hampshire’s medical examiner, Dr. Thomas Andrew has consulted with medical specialists, weapons specialists,...
by David Brooks | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
It might seem crazy that a private company says it wants to operate passenger train service in New Hampshire’s Merrimack River valley – an idea that has been fiercely debated for decades – by running on a different company’s tracks. It’s not crazy at all: Just look...
by David Brooks | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Form the Nature Conservancy: More than 300 teams and individuals have joined a two-month competition to use artificial intelligence and machine learning to help New England fishermen provide accurate catch information in a cost-effective manner on groundfishing...
by David Brooks | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: The University of New Hampshire is one of three higher education institutions in the world to earn a STARS Platinum rating–the highest possible–in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the...
by David Brooks | Sep 26, 2017 | Newsletter
This is my column in Tuesday’s Concord Monitor. To be perfectly honest, half the reason I wrote it is to show that it’s possible to change your public position on an issue without suffering an existential crisis. It’s no fun to realize that you’ve been...
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