Roger Wood InDepth
Rye’s Pulpit Rock ‘Cadillac of Towers’ Gets a Facelift
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Friends of Pulpit Rock Towers are lovingly restoring the historic landmark. Roger Wood gets the details from Steve Tobin.
Dying N.H. Activist Awaits Ruling On Getting Medical Marijuana in Maine
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Linda Horan is dying of lung cancer and fighting to get legal medical marijuana now in Maine to ease her final days because New Hampshire’s dispensaries won’t be open for months.
Business & Economy
What We Know About the Computer Formulas Making Decisions in Your Life
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We reported yesterday on a study of Uber’s dynamic pricing scheme that investigated Uber’s surge pricing patterns in Manhattan and San Francisco and showed riders how they could potentially avoid higher prices. The study’s authors finally shed some light on Uber’s “black box,” the algorithm that automatically sets prices but that is inaccessible to both drivers and riders. That’s just one of a nearly endless number of algorithms we use every day. The formulas influence far more than your Google search results or Facebook newsfeed. Sophisticated algorithms are now being used to make decisions in everything from criminal justice to education.
Business & Economy
Uber’s Surge Pricing May Not Lead to a Surge in Drivers
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Uber has long stirred controversy and consternation over the higher “surge” prices it charges at peak times.
Environment & Science
Roger Wood Podcast: N.H., Maine Join Clean Power Plan Fight
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New Hampshire and Maine have now joined with 23 other states in the battle to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan.
Politics
Wonky Longshot Lessig’s Top Donors: Google, Harvard
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As of Sept. 30, Larry Lessig, who dropped out of the presidential race this week, had pulled in $1 million from individual donors to his campaign, 62 percent of which were “large” donations of more than $200.
Lobbying
Big Trucks, Big Bucks: Industry Pushes Congress to Relax Safety Rules
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U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was one of the top recipients of donations from the trucking industry at $101,651 from Jan.1, 2009 to October of 2015, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Hassan To Linda Horan Seeking Medical Marijuana Now: Law Must Be Followed
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Labor Activist Linda Horan won’t be able to get legal medical marijuana until February or March of 2016 unless her lawsuit – filed Friday – is successful. Horan has terminal lung cancer.