Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
“Media properties” sounds much better than “some written stuff”
I have just registered Granite Geek as a trade name with the New Hampshire Secretary of State, something I've been meaning to do for years. It cost fifty bucks, but now I'm official owner of the name "Granite Geek Media Properties." Woo-hoo! What's with that pompous...
“Sea level” isn’t all that level, and it’s getting higher
NASA has released new satellite data detailing sea-level rise, which is partly caused by warming oceans (water expands as temperature rises) and partly by melting glaciers or polar ice pack. The general message is that the increase is happening at the upper end of...
It’s not just Lyme disease: Ticks are a growing global health problem
Nature has an excellent, detailed article (read it here) about what appears to be a growing global problem with tick-born illnesses. It's not just Lyme disease and not just New England. One possible cause, says the article, is mice: Mice, like deer, flourish in...
Birds of a feather hybridize together, says UNH
By Lori Wright, UNH News Service: Among birds, the line between species is often blurry. Some closely related species interbreed where their ranges overlap, producing hybrid offspring that can backcross with either parent species, until a whole population of...
Science on Tap is moving to a different tap
Science on Tap, the monthly science cafe in Manchester run by the SEE Science Museum, is moving. Its Sept. 8 session, titled "Humans and Space: Is Mars in the Future?" will be at the Foundry Restaurant, 50 Commercial St. Panelists are: Chris Carberry: the Executive...
Linux turns 24
On Aug. 25, 1991, Linus Torvalds first announced Linux. Penguins have never been the same since. I got the above license plate when doing one of many stories I have written about Jon "maddog" Hall of Amherst, NH. (No commentary on any presidential candidates...
A lovely morning to collect water samples in the river
For about a decade I or other members of my family have been collecting water samples in the Souhegan River every two weeks in the summer. They're used for tests of dissolve oxygen and bacteria in a program overseen by the Souhegan Watershed Association. The picture...
Welcome, or welcome back
Welcome, Concord Monitor readers surprised by the appearance of this venerable blog, and welcome back Granitegeek.org readers who are scratching their heads and wondering what the heck is going on. Here's what is going on: I have moved. I spent 28 years as a reporter...
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