Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
When it comes to area codes I can be very wrong
If there’s one thing that people hate, it’s admitting they’re wrong. Since I’m a people I hate it, too, but when you’ve been repeatedly wrong in print it’s hard to pretend you weren’t bone-headed. So here goes: My favorite piece of information about area codes,...
New versions of old-time hunting weapons fill the woods
As New Hampshire hunters prepared for the muzzleloading season of white-tailed deer that started Saturday, their excitement reflects a surprising aspect of modern hunting: Fewer people are doing it, but they’re using a wider variety of methods when they do. Last year,...
Two shots and a chaser, living the good COVID-era life
For people like me, the recipe for health security right now is two shots and a chaser. But not the alcoholic kind. My recipe was two Pfizer vaccines in the spring and a Moderna booster last week. Other folks in the prime of life (the proper way to describe being over...
Science on Tap returns to Manchester – in person!
The SEE Science Center’s adult science discussion series, Science on Tap will begin its 9th season on November 9, in person. Science on Tap events are informal discussions with local scientists and experts on a particular topic. Science on Tap is held at Stark...
Why does New Hampshire send hundreds of wild animal teeth to a Montana laboratory every year?
The start of hunting season (see article below!) reminded me of this story from 2019: "Why does New Hampshire send hundreds of wild animal teeth to a Montana laboratory every year?" The answer can be found here.
The Halloween costume that says it’s 2021 was …
After a pandemic pause, my wife and I again ran the Haunted Hive on our town's Main Street, in front of the cemetery. Beehive on a table, buzzing like crazy: "Just reach inside and get some candy - heh heh." The surprise is ... well, you have to be there. We're done...
N.H. patents through Halloween
By Targeted News Service The following patents were assigned in New Hampshire from Oct. 24 to Oct. 31. *** Yogibo Assigned Patent for Structurally Stable Quilted Stretchable Fabric & Methods of Preparation Thereof Yogibo, Nashua, New Hampshire, has been assigned a...
For ballot-counting machines it’s Windows XP and dot-matrix printers
The town of Milford wants the state's permission to use a different brand of ballot-counting machine in town elections next spring. Not out of any made-up fears about accuracy (optical ballot counters are really accurate) or any of that hoo-hah - they're worried about...
New N.H. school will be “carbon positive”
A school is just about the biggest thing that local governments build and operate, so if cities/towns are going to help reduce our climate damage they're going to have to take a different approach to building these schools. I did a deep-ish dive on this topic...
Seaweed for dairy cows can reduce emissions – but which seaweed?
University of New Hampshire scientists are sharing two grants totaling nearly $13 million to investigate supplementing dairy cow diets with seaweed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve milk quality and animal health. New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment...
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