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Episode 66: Antibiotic resistance is scary stuff
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Episode 59: 'Monitor' readers use ranked choice voting to thin Democratic field (theoretically)
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10:20In mid-November, the Monitor tried to test ranked-choice voting by printing a pretend Democratic primary ballot and seeing what readers thought. The response was far more than anticipated.By granitegeek
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Granite Geek explains how ranked-choice voting works and how you can practice.By granitegeek
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Granite Geek Episode 57: Discovering NH's archaeological past
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Granite Geek Episode 56: Open source college textbooks
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Episode 55: Why does NH send 1000 animal teeth to Montana every year
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Episode 54: David Brooks isn't very modest, especially about his blood
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Episode 53: 3D printing is alive and well, in soft form
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5:39Granite Geek looks at a 3D printing conference at Dartmouth College and what it says about a technology that has gone through the whole hype cycle.By granitegeek
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Granite Geek explains why some foresters are adding trees and branches to smaller streams.By granitegeek
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Granite Geek discusses a Dartmouth study that looked at what people thought of Tripadvisor reviews.By granitegeek
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Granite Geek David Brooks tells you about a planned housing development in Amherst, N.H., that is taking an innovative approach to carbon. The homes would be carbon neutral and the surrounding farm would help make the development carbon negative.By granitegeek
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N.H. recently tightened its arsenic regulations to 5 parts per billion, leading the way in the country. Arsenic is naturally occurring in groundwater and linked to illnesses such as bladder cancer.By granitegeek
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Granite Geek will be hosting an extra special Science Cafe at the McAulliffe-Shepard Discovery Center.By granitegeek
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Episode 48: Augmented reality as sight assistance
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5:29Granite Geek takes a look at new tech adopted at the Manchester Boston Regional Airport where people who have sight impairments can have an app give auditory directions about what is around.By granitegeek
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Granite Geek David Brooks shares what went down this month at Science Cafe. Hint: It has to do with tree, microbes and hidden communications.By granitegeek
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Episode 46: Are smartphones making us dumber?
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7:08This week, Granite Geek David Brooks tells us about a study at SNHU that measured the lasting effects of smartphone use.By granitegeek
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Episode 45: BASIC historical marker completed
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7:22After 10 months of effort, the Granite Geek has succeeded in having a geeky historical marker for the programming language BASIC installed near Dartmouth College.By granitegeek
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Episode 44: Measles, Orthodox Jews and a N.H. hotel
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6:00Granite Geek David Brooks talks about how a small-town New Hampshire hotel ended up being a raffle prize at an anti-vaccine conference without their knowledge.By granitegeek
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Granite Geek discusses those annoying calls looking to scam you.By granitegeek
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Each week, you dutifully recycle your cans, your bottles, and, yes, your newspapers. It's your contribution to the health of our planet. But your recycling may not be going where you think it is. Granite Geek David Brooks explains.By granitegeek
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Granite Geek David Brooks discusses a New Hampshire invention -- the freshness card.By granitegeek
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Episode 40: Science Cafe talks about archaeology
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3:22The next Science Cafe will be held at Makris Lobster and Steak House on April 24. RSVP at 603-225-7665.By granitegeek
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The Granite Geek went out to dinner and decided to do an experiment: taste-testing a beef and meatless burger.By granitegeek
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Episode 38: N.H. town approves municipal broadband project
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6:30The small town of Chesterfield, New Hampshire, is moving forward with a municipal broadband project shortly after a state law made it easier for communities to do so.By granitegeek
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Episode 37: New tech could do it all in your home
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5:46A New Hampshire company is looking to harness Brayton-powered energy system to heat and cool your home, produce electric and heat water. Learn more at https://www.concordmonitor.com/generator-24484391By granitegeek
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Episode 36: The battle against antibiotic resistance
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6:52Granite Geek discusses a recent conference in which medical stakeholders, state officials and others gathered to tackle antibiotic resistance.By granitegeek
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Episode 35: Science Cafe Concord N.H. returns with genes, forensics and privacy
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5:11Access to a growing number of genetic databases, like genealogy sites such as Ancestry and 23 and Me, are helping law enforcement solve criminal cases, sometimes decades-old cold cases. But what does it mean for personal privacy? A panel of experts will take your questions at the next Science Cafe at Makris Lobster House on Sheep Davis Road in Conc…
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Granite Geek talks to Concord native Erika Rydberg about her research at Plymouth State University and her upcoming trip to the Mars Desert Research program in Utah.By granitegeek
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Researchers are starting to warn of the "insect apocalypse" but the N.H. state etymologist says it may be too early to panic.By granitegeek
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Episode 32: Mark your calendars for solar eclipse ... in 2024
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4:56David Brooks discusses the total solar eclipse those in Northern New Hampshire will be able to view in 2024.By granitegeek
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Episode 31: Road salt correlates to metals in water
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5:41Granite Geek covers two topics in one with a look at a recently released study that found that road salt correlates to metals in water.By granitegeek
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Episode 30: The Right to Repair back in N.H. State House
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5:39Should companies provide information so that you can alter or repair your appliances yourself? Some say yes, since you bought the item; others say no because you could injure yourself or others. Granite Geek David Brooks explains the State House showdown.By granitegeek
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David Brooks gives an overview of some of the geeky bills going through the state Legistlature this session.By granitegeek
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Episode 28: Determining toxicity of water pollutants
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6:06Determining limits of toxins in the water can be a tricky thing - but important - to do.By granitegeek
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Episode 27: Aviation Museum seeks teletype repairer
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7:26Is fascination with aviation fading? The Granite Geek answers. Also, the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire is looking for someone to help repair teletype machines.By granitegeek
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Episode 26: N.H. Historical Marker recognizes BASIC invention
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5:45Granite Geek is getting it's BASIC historic marker in 2019! Hooray! Now he's looking for suggestions on other geeky N.H. people or things that deserve some attention.By granitegeek
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Granite Geek David Brooks looks into Bristol, N.H.'s, efforts to create a municipal broadband network to bring high-speed internet to a rural community.By granitegeek
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Episode 24: There's something fishy going on
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6:34Efforts to help restore salmon to the Merrimack River have helped out another species, herring.By granitegeek
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Granite Geek David Brooks discusses what road crews have to consider when winter's snow and wet make driving difficult.By granitegeek
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Boothbay, Maine, saved $12 million dollars by rethinking how to create and store energy instead of building a larger transmission line.By granitegeek
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Climate change will cause less snow to fall on New England in the future. Just how much less? It's a bit hard to pin down.By granitegeek
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Episode 20: How DNA technology will erode your privacy
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6:09Granite Geek David Brooks explains how DNA technology was used to track down a serial killer, but someday, it could be used to track you. Read more: https://www.concordmonitor.com/gnetic-geneaology-NHPR-public-radio-Bear-Brook-21420103By granitegeek
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Wildlife crossings help protect animals as they move from one habitat to another.By granitegeek
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Episode 18: Nanocomp bought by Huntsman, has contract with NASA
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6:25Nanocomp was founded in 2004 by a trio of researchers in Lebanon, who figured out a better way to get carbon atoms to join together and form tubes a billionth of a meter in length, in what is known as the nanometer scale, and then convincing these tubes to line up in ways that let them transfer mechanical or electrical energy in useful form. Read t…
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