explanation

A matter of time

Published on December 13, 2022December 11, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The big project

We find that time is not infinitely divisible.

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On translation

Published on December 6, 2022December 4, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Moving between languages

We consider alternative teaching strategies.

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Push or pull?

Published on November 22, 2022November 21, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Moving information

How do you decide what you need to know?

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Software and film

Published on November 15, 2022November 13, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

An analogy with analog

Trying out a smartphone app suggests similarities.

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Talk about the weather

Published on November 8, 2022November 6, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Altostratus and a falling barometer

Why would you do your own weather forecasting?

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Getting to print

Published on November 1, 2022October 31, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Typesetting software

The hardest part of scientific research can be publishing it.

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Not just typos

Published on October 25, 2022October 24, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Wrong answers in the books

We’re puzzled by problems with certain books that should be authoritative.

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Better but harder

Published on October 18, 2022October 17, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Simple becomes difficult

We ponder how the same scientific task gets harder with time.

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Making paradoxers

Published on October 11, 2022October 13, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Deliberate deception

Paradoxers can be made, as well as born.

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Quick learners

Published on October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Following the syllabus

How quickly do we need to teach a subject?

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