by David Brooks | Feb 16, 2016 | None, Science-Technology
If you are, like me, at an age where AARP solicitations constitute half of your mail, then you’ve probably noticed that you can’t read highway signs at night as easily as you once could. Turns out this is a pretty complicated issue, which is why it’s the subject of a...
by David Brooks | Feb 14, 2016 | Economy-Business, None
Segway, Bedford, N.H., has been assigned an ornamental design patent (D748,533) developed by four co-inventors for an ornamental design for a human transporter. The co-inventors are Brendan Collins, Manchester, N.H., Joseph A. Hoell Jr., Dunbarton, N.H., Michael...
by David Brooks | Feb 13, 2016 | None, Politics-Election
The anti-establishment success of candidates in last week’s presidential primary has produced a lot of deep political analysis about voter sentiment, but it raises a question: Was this a sign that technology is disrupting yet another established industry – in this...
by David Brooks | Feb 9, 2016 | None, Science-Technology
The news that genetic modification of mosquitoes is being tested as a way to kill off the pests and stem the spread of diseases – an idea that is getting more attention because of the horrifying Zika virus – raises a question for us in New England: Why not use it to...
by David Brooks | Feb 9, 2016 | Politics-Election, Voters-Activism
Want another reason to be excited about today’s primary, beyond the whole helping-choose-the-leader-of-the-free-world thing? How about this: You can legally take a presidential ballot selfie for the first time! Last summer, U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro...
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