Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
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...
NH patents through Feb. 2
(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. 2. *** High Resolution Timing Advance Estimation Based on PRACH...
Electrifying the Cog Railway – straightforward but not easy
In their 156 years of climbing to the summit of Mount Washington, the Cog Railway locomotives have gone from burning wood to burning coal to burning oil to burning diesel to burning biodiesel. If all goes well, in July a prototype will make the climb while burning...
A buried electrical substation is coming to Boston
This sounds very interesting - here's an edited press release from Eversource: Eversource, along with representatives from BXP, community partners and state and local officials, today broke ground on construction of the Greater Cambridge Energy Program (GCEP), a...
Renaming a body of water? Been there, done that
A small bay on Squam Lake doesn’t have a lot in common with the Gulf of Mexico, but as of Monday they share at least one attribute: The U.S. Interior Department has changed their name. The Interior Department said Monday it has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf...
UNH readies Instrument to study sun’s interactions
From UNH News: After six years of preparations and testing by a UNH-led team, a space instrument dubbed IMAP-Lo is now aboard a spacecraft and is readying for flight in 2025 to help scientists learn more about the sun’s interactions in the heliosphere and its...
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