by David Brooks | Jan 13, 2016 | Addiction, Health
What exactly is an overdose, and why do some people die from it, while others do not? “What physiologically is going on?” asked an audience member Tuesday evening during the launch of Science Cafe Concord, the popular discussion series moderated by Monitor reporter...
by David Brooks | Jan 5, 2016 | None, Science-Technology
Why is it routine for people to gather in a bar and discuss the antics of padded, helmet-wearing pituitary giants but unusual for them to gather in a bar and discuss the science and engineering of things that affect our lives? That’s a puzzling question for us science...
by David Brooks | Dec 22, 2015 | Gov-Local, None
Monday’s official launch of the federal registration database for drones has intensified the push to get regulations in order before the Christmas rush puts tens of thousands of new aircraft in the sky, a push that has raised questions for small airports such as...
by David Brooks | Dec 1, 2015 | None, Science-Technology
In 1975, a bright young man named Joseph Arsenault patented a lug strap for a Concord company that made industrial products out of leather, especially power transmission belts for machinery – a fading technology even then in the face of direct-drive motors and...
by David Brooks | Nov 4, 2015 | Computers-Digital Devices, Science-Technology
If you’ve ever watched TV in a noisy bar and appreciated the closed captioning, you were benefiting from a technology developed to help people with disabilities. That is exactly what will happen if more technology to aid people with disabilities appears in the...
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