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.
by David Brooks | Oct 11, 2016 | Newsletter
My iPod mini has died after 11 years of carrying 4GB of music and podcasts and audio books; very sad. The mechanical clickwheel doesn’t work any more, and there’s no good way to get inside for a repair. My wife won this iPod in a raffle at a work...
by David Brooks | Oct 11, 2016 | Blog, Newsletter
The electric grid is all about technology – you can argue that it’s the biggest, most complicated machine ever made – but regulations and finance are at least as important to its operation. That’s why I wrote a story about (take a deep breath)...
by David Brooks | Oct 11, 2016 | Newsletter
A Dartmouth project called ‘DarkLight’ is said to have demonstrated for the first time how visible light can be used to transmit data even when the light appears off. NewElectronics article here. This is the stupidest example of “putting WiFi where it...
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