by David Brooks | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog, Newsletter
The topics are set for the two – yes, two! – science cafe series in New Hampshire: In Nashua on Nov. 2 we’ll discuss the causes and effects of our drought, while in Concord on Nov. 15 we’ll discuss 3-D printing, and whether it is living up to...
by David Brooks | Oct 14, 2016 | Blog, Newsletter
NOTE: Subscribers to my free newsletter saw this last week. You can subscribe via a webform at bit.ly/monitornewsletters Don’t you just hate software licenses and the way they mean you don’t really own the things you buy? Of course you do, and you also...
by David Brooks | Oct 11, 2016 | Blog, Newsletter
I’ve done a lot of stories about biodiesel and cellulosic ethanol over the years, so my initial reaction to a press release from Keene State College saying that they were burning vegetable oil for heat was “ho hum”. But it turns out this is a...
by David Brooks | Oct 11, 2016 | Newsletter
One of the best things about attending a Science Cafe is that you learn new stuff so that when stories come out later you can look wise in a slightly bored way and murmur “yes, of course” … as, for example, I did this morning when reading this New...
by David Brooks | Oct 11, 2016 | Blog, Newsletter
The chart above is the water year (October to October) chart of precipitation I’ve measured at my house for CoCoRaHS. The solid line is the estimated 30-year average, based on long-term measurements nearby. The dryness started in April of 2015, as this chart...
by David Brooks | Oct 11, 2016 | Newsletter
There’s a reason the phrase “practical geometry” is in the the lede of this story about ballroom dancing.