by David Brooks | Sep 15, 2015 | Science-Technology
It says something about fishing in New Hampshire waters – but not something terribly good – that our two highest-profile species are fading away. In fresh water, it has been many years since the Atlantic salmon was anything but an artificial presence, maintained only...
by David Brooks | Sep 8, 2015 | Computers-Digital Devices, Science-Technology
In many ways, the best part of bitcoin isn’t bitcoin – it’s the stuff hidden underneath. Vermont, of all places, thinks it can take advantage of this. “This is a very interesting, potentially widespread tool. . . . If we can be six to 12 months ahead of the pack on...
by David Brooks | Aug 31, 2015 | Research, Science-Technology
Is Narcan really the EpiPen for heroin addicts? That’s the analogy you’ll find circulating online, amid all the news about the life-saving antidote to heroin overdose. But as I found out from the state’s chief medical officer, we need to be very careful when dealing...
by David Brooks | Aug 25, 2015 | Science-Technology, Scientific Exploration
Yes, there was a hole, and yes, you could sink into it. But from a geological perspective, the traffic-snarling chasm that opened up on Interstate 93 in Concord last week wasn’t really a sinkhole. Texas may have sinkholes and Florida may have sinkholes – sometimes the...