by David Brooks | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
As a confirmed skeptic, I agree that it’s a good idea to not accept blindly the statements of others but to consider them and weigh the evidence when it exists. However, that is not the same thing as saying “I never believe X, period” – which...
by David Brooks | Mar 23, 2017 | Newsletter
NOTE FROM DAVID: The Concord Monitor was supposed to run this story of mine today, but it was held because there wasn’t room in print. So you’re special: You get an advance read! Please lord it over your lowly non-newsletter-reading friends. Two of New...
by David Brooks | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire Fish and Game – the folks who have to respond to complaints about nuisance bears – are not fans of backyard bird feeders. Fatty birdseed is like candy to black bears, so feeders lure them close to our homes, where complaints are more likely....
by David Brooks | Mar 16, 2017 | Newsletter
I have solar hot water panels on my roof, and it’s annoying when snow stays on them for days at a time, effectively turning them off. Others are annoyed by this habit, too, judging from this report discussing work at the Vermont Test Center run by the U.S....
by David Brooks | Mar 16, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
By UNH News Service: More than 50 million years ago, when the Earth experienced a series of extreme global warming events, early mammals responded by shrinking in size. While this mammalian dwarfism has previously been linked to the largest of these events, research...
by David Brooks | Mar 16, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Kevin Landrigan at the Union-Leader spotted an interesting tidbit from AAA and turned it into an interesting story: Using brine to clean snow and ice from roads, as compared to road salt, might be better for the environment but it’s worse for cars. Why?...
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