What kind of scientist? Published on August 9, 2022August 7, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Astronomers of different eras We note that different kinds of people have become astronomers, depending on when they worked. Read More
The hodograph Published on July 26, 2022July 24, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Dropped from the program We encounter things that are no longer taught. Read More
The limits of the eye Published on July 12, 2022July 11, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Ordering the planets There are some things that the naked eye just can’t do. Read More
This is my country Published on July 5, 2022July 4, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com non-nations We consider alternatives to the nation-state. Read More
One’s own sky Published on June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The kitchen as sundial We notice that calibrated instruments are not always necessary. Read More
The Master List Published on June 21, 2022June 19, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Things to do How do you use unexpected free time? Read More
The right details Published on June 14, 2022June 12, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Fourteen fathoms Can you be too accurate in your fiction? Read More
Inefficient coding Published on June 7, 2022June 5, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Learned and forgotten? Something we though we’d left behind looks to become useful again. Read More
The original source Published on May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Old books Sometimes it helps to go back to the original. Read More
Nobel or teaching? Published on May 24, 2022May 23, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Considering Feynman We wonder where a scientist made the most impact. Read More
