by David Brooks | Mar 1, 2016 | None, Science-Technology
What if you could give your next child fluorescent hair? Using the topic of this month’s Science Cafe Concord, you may be able to, in the not-very-distant future. “It can lead to designer babies – a term that everybody has used, but the word ‘designer’ doesn’t always...
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 | 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...
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...
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