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 15, 2015 | None, None
If you must carry a backpack full of paperbacks on the subway and don’t want to look conspicuous, may I suggest doing it on the T’s red line through Cambridge, Mass., where every third passenger is heavily backpack-laden. It worked for me when I lugged 18 pounds of...
by David Brooks | Nov 24, 2015 | None, Science-Technology
NHTI professor Nathan Strong knew that inviting a prominent opponent of vaccination to speak to a class about the science of vaccines would be a little controversial. That turned out to be a good prediction, as long as “a little” is translated as “very.” Maybe even...
by David Brooks | Nov 17, 2015 | None, None
It wasn’t so long ago that solar panels were only embraced by off-grid engineering hippies. Boy, have things changed. “Most consumers that we speak with have a basic understanding at this point, have either seen it or have first-hand knowledge through acquaintances or...
by David Brooks | Oct 19, 2015 | Science-Technology
How many phone calls do you receive each night from pollsters? Yeah, me too. February can’t come soon enough. But even though I say “no thank you” through clenched teeth and hang up every time that #$%@! phone interrupts dinner, that doesn’t mean I’m not interested in...
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