Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
No UFO study commission for NH
A bill "establishing a commission to solicit reports and testimony regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena within NH skies and territory" - call it the Barney and Betty Hill Bill - has been killed by the Science, Technology and Energy committee of the NH House of...
No mandatory EV ban in NH garages
The transportation committee of the NH House of Representatives booted out a bill that would have banned electric cars from parking garages. That is a good result - here's legislative summary: HB 182-FN, prohibiting electric vehicles in commercial parking garages....
Runway friction? We don’t need no stinkin’ runway friction!
Landing and taking off in a small plane can be tricky. Doing it on ice, as 164 people did last Saturday, must be a lot trickier. Right? Not really, said William McGowan of Gilford, a pilot with American Airlines for 32 years, as he watched traffic at Alton Bay Ice...
NH patents through Feb. 9
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Feb. 9. *** Efficient Threat Context-Aware Packet Filtering for Network...
NH man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney
From AP: A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment. His effort paid off: Tim Andrews, 66, is only the second person known to...
Diversity of food is a good thing for farming
Those of us whose jobs keep us inside buildings might be concerned about climate change, but it’s nothing compared to folks whose livelihoods depend on what happens outdoors. “We lost half of our carrots because they rotted in the ground, completely saturated for two...
Museum looks at ‘Evolving (i.e., getting less wintery) Winters in the White Mountains’
The Museum of the White Mountains at Plymouth State University has opened a new exhibit, “Silent Shifts: Evolving Winters in the White Mountains,” on display until March 29. The exhibit was co-curated by MWM Director Meghan Doherty and New Hampshire-based photographer...
Alarm over algorithms: Law school panel talk on ‘bias in technology’
Bias in Technology: The Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions will be a panel discussion presented by the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership & Public Service and the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property will take place on Tuesday,...
Time for NH Backyard Bird Survey – the citizen-science project for the lazybones
The annual Backyard Winter Bird Survey takes place this coming weekend, the 38th chance for citizen scientists to contribute to the nation’s knowledge base without having to go anywhere. The survey, overseen by New Hampshire Audubon, drew more than 1,500 participants...
Changing of the cultural guard at a Concord corner market
Note: This article I wrote for the Monitor isn't a typical Granite Geek piece, but as rich white men who are afraid of competition whip up us-vs-them sentiment, a handy distraction while they rob us blind, it's a reminder that America was built by waves of immigrants...
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